[vsnet-grb 261163] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 18 May 15 22:06:17 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.087d {+11h 04m 21s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.195d {+38d 11' 43"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 302.788d
SLEW_TIME:       79620.00 SOD {22:07:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17160 TJD;   138 DOY;   15/05/18
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         35014,   Seg_Num: 223
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        55.38d {+03h 41m 31s}  +19.63d {+19d 38' 01"}
SUN_DIST:         93.28 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       66.40d {+04h 25m 35s}  +17.22d {+17d 13' 10"}
MOON_DIST:        86.94 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      1 [%]
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 233.75,13.11 [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.