[vsnet-grb 256240] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 19 Mar 15 04:14:22 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.108d {+11h 04m 26s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.184d {+38d 11' 03"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 350.842d
SLEW_TIME:       15300.00 SOD {04:15:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17100 TJD;    78 DOY;   15/03/19
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         35014,   Seg_Num: 190
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       358.39d {+23h 53m 33s}   -0.70d {-00d 41' 55"}
SUN_DIST:        140.99 [deg]   Sun_angle= -11.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      341.61d {+22h 46m 26s}   -5.13d {-05d 07' 39"}
MOON_DIST:       146.75 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      2 [%]
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 212.82,-4.99 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.58 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.