[vsnet-grb 365935] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 09 May 18 23:17:50 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.088d {+11h 04m 21s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.194d {+38d 11' 39"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 305.941d
SLEW_TIME:       83880.00 SOD {23:18:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18247 TJD;   129 DOY;   18/05/09
OBS_TIME:        960.00 [sec]   (=16.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn421 
TGT_NUM:         31202,   Seg_Num: 235
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        46.83d {+03h 07m 18s}  +17.54d {+17d 32' 38"}
SUN_DIST:        100.59 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      342.62d {+22h 50m 30s}  -10.16d {-10d 09' 23"}
MOON_DIST:       151.86 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      32 [%]
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 222.78,19.14 [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.