[vsnet-grb 230920] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 03 May 14 23:45:04 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.088d {+11h 04m 21s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.194d {+38d 11' 37"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 307.423d
SLEW_TIME:       85500.00 SOD {23:45:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16780 TJD;   123 DOY;   14/05/03
OBS_TIME:        600.00 [sec]   (=10.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         35014,   Seg_Num: 152
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        41.00d {+02h 44m 00s}  +15.88d {+15d 52' 36"}
SUN_DIST:        105.56 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       99.38d {+06h 37m 31s}  +18.16d {+18d 09' 29"}
MOON_DIST:        60.95 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      22 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.88, 65.02 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.20, 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 297.61,-2.95 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.48 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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