[vsnet-grb 288143] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 06 Apr 16 05:04:32 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.096d {+11h 04m 23s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.188d {+38d 11' 17"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 326.113d
SLEW_TIME:       18300.00 SOD {05:05:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17484 TJD;    97 DOY;   16/04/06
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mrk 421 
TGT_NUM:         34228,   Seg_Num: 58
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        15.52d {+01h 02m 04s}   +6.61d {+06d 36' 51"}
SUN_DIST:        127.68 [deg]   Sun_angle= -10.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      359.52d {+23h 58m 04s}   -1.01d {-01d 00' 41"}
MOON_DIST:       140.98 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      2 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.89, 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 171.21,14.99 [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.