[vsnet-grb 202741] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 11 May 13 22:33:56 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.095d {+11h 04m 23s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.193d {+38d 11' 34"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 310.229d
SLEW_TIME:       81240.00 SOD {22:34:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16423 TJD;   131 DOY;   13/05/11
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn421 
TGT_NUM:         80050,   Seg_Num: 21
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        48.96d {+03h 15m 50s}  +18.11d {+18d 06' 21"}
SUN_DIST:         98.71 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.8 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       71.29d {+04h 45m 11s}  +19.94d {+19d 56' 31"}
MOON_DIST:        81.59 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      3 [%]
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 246.48,-7.14 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.36 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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