[vsnet-grb 171561] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 28 Mar 12 00:59:22 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.098d {+11h 04m 24s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.190d {+38d 11' 23"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 319.796d
SLEW_TIME:       3600.00 SOD {01:00:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16014 TJD;    88 DOY;   12/03/28
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MRK421 
TGT_NUM:         91137,   Seg_Num: 86
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:         7.12d {+00h 28m 30s}   +3.08d {+03d 04' 37"}
SUN_DIST:        134.50 [deg]   Sun_angle= -10.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       65.10d {+04h 20m 24s}  +21.39d {+21d 23' 25"}
MOON_DIST:        85.22 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      24 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.88, 65.03 [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 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 331.63,19.52 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.45 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.