[vsnet-grb 147723] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 27 Apr 11 05:46:32 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.096d {+11h 04m 23s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.191d {+38d 11' 28"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 315.087d
SLEW_TIME:       20820.00 SOD {05:47:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15678 TJD;   117 DOY;   11/04/27
OBS_TIME:        1500.00 [sec]   (=25.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MRK421 
TGT_NUM:         91137,   Seg_Num: 12
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        34.30d {+02h 17m 13s}  +13.73d {+13d 43' 47"}
SUN_DIST:        111.36 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.8 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      330.73d {+22h 02m 56s}   -6.99d {-06d 59' 30"}
MOON_DIST:       145.84 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      30 [%]
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 162.20,-19.34 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.41 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.