[vsnet-grb 148504] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 06 May 11 22:33:59 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.095d {+11h 04m 23s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.193d {+38d 11' 35"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 308.714d
SLEW_TIME:       81240.00 SOD {22:34:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15687 TJD;   126 DOY;   11/05/06
OBS_TIME:        1260.00 [sec]   (=21.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MRK421 
TGT_NUM:         91137,   Seg_Num: 19
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        43.58d {+02h 54m 20s}  +16.64d {+16d 38' 23"}
SUN_DIST:        103.30 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       87.70d {+05h 50m 49s}  +23.07d {+23d 03' 55"}
MOON_DIST:        67.32 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      13 [%]
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 258.00,-15.18 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.34 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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