[vsnet-grb 260614] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 12 May 15 05:04:59 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.087d {+11h 04m 21s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.195d {+38d 11' 41"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 304.351d
SLEW_TIME:       18300.00 SOD {05:05:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17154 TJD;   132 DOY;   15/05/12
OBS_TIME:        1260.00 [sec]   (=21.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         35014,   Seg_Num: 220
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        48.75d {+03h 15m 00s}  +18.05d {+18d 03' 07"}
SUN_DIST:         98.90 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.8 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      332.13d {+22h 08m 32s}   -8.12d {-08d 07' 12"}
MOON_DIST:       147.40 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      41 [%]
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 187.53,14.52 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.46 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.