[vsnet-grb 145664] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 29 Mar 11 01:58:17 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.097d {+11h 04m 23s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.191d {+38d 11' 26"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 317.026d
SLEW_TIME:       7140.00 SOD {01:59:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15649 TJD;    88 DOY;   11/03/29
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         31202,   Seg_Num: 101
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:         7.38d {+00h 29m 32s}   +3.19d {+03d 11' 15"}
SUN_DIST:        134.29 [deg]   Sun_angle= -10.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      309.05d {+20h 36m 12s}  -15.27d {-15d 16' 11"}
MOON_DIST:       140.09 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      25 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.88, 65.02 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.21, 29.48 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice to a preplanned target.  
COMMENTS:        Note that preplanned targets are overriden by any new BAT Automated Target.  
COMMENTS:        Note that preplanned targets are overriden by any TOO Target if the TOO has a higher Merit Value.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 312.06,19.06 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.43 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.