[vsnet-grb 169466] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 29 Feb 12 08:37:31 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.115d {+11h 04m 28s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.184d {+38d 11' 02"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:   2.568d
SLEW_TIME:       31080.00 SOD {08:38:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15986 TJD;    60 DOY;   12/02/29
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MRK421 
TGT_NUM:         91137,   Seg_Num: 76
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       341.68d {+22h 46m 44s}   -7.76d {-07d 45' 25"}
SUN_DIST:        149.36 [deg]   Sun_angle= 11.7 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       60.30d {+04h 01m 11s}  +21.24d {+21d 14' 39"}
MOON_DIST:        88.76 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      43 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.89, 65.04 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.23, 29.48 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice to a preplanned target.  
COMMENTS:        Note that preplanned targets are overridden by any new BAT Automated Target.  
COMMENTS:        Note that preplanned targets are overridden by any TOO Target if the TOO has a higher Merit Value.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 196.50,-16.15 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.53 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.