[vsnet-grb 326175] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 19 May 17 04:56:13 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.086d {+11h 04m 21s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.196d {+38d 11' 46"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 300.165d
SLEW_TIME:       17820.00 SOD {04:57:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17892 TJD;   139 DOY;   17/05/19
OBS_TIME:        1020.00 [sec]   (=17.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         31630,   Seg_Num: 13
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        56.18d {+03h 44m 43s}  +19.81d {+19d 48' 21"}
SUN_DIST:         92.63 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      332.52d {+22h 10m 05s}  -11.57d {-11d 34' 12"}
MOON_DIST:       150.74 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      48 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.88, 65.01 [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 179.71,9.52 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.41 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.