[vsnet-grb 201060] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 21 Apr 13 07:34:15 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.096d {+11h 04m 23s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.191d {+38d 11' 27"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 316.429d
SLEW_TIME:       27300.00 SOD {07:35:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16403 TJD;   111 DOY;   13/04/21
OBS_TIME:        1380.00 [sec]   (=23.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         35014,   Seg_Num: 69
MERIT:           68.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        29.22d {+01h 56m 52s}  +11.95d {+11d 56' 52"}
SUN_DIST:        115.83 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      153.48d {+10h 13m 56s}   +5.56d {+05d 33' 40"}
MOON_DIST:        34.57 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      77 [%]
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 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 163.31,-15.84 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.44 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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