[vsnet-grb 289882] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 27 Apr 16 00:35:51 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.090d {+11h 04m 22s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.192d {+38d 11' 31"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 312.214d
SLEW_TIME:       2160.00 SOD {00:36:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17505 TJD;   118 DOY;   16/04/27
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mrk 421 
TGT_NUM:         34228,   Seg_Num: 64
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        34.85d {+02h 19m 23s}  +13.91d {+13d 54' 45"}
SUN_DIST:        110.94 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.7 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      270.26d {+18h 01m 03s}  -18.34d {-18d 20' 26"}
MOON_DIST:       111.98 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      80 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.88, 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 274.54,-8.48 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.51 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.