[vsnet-grb 366140] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 11 May 18 23:01:26 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.088d {+11h 04m 21s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.194d {+38d 11' 40"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 304.640d
SLEW_TIME:       82920.00 SOD {23:02:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18249 TJD;   131 DOY;   18/05/11
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn421 
TGT_NUM:         31202,   Seg_Num: 236
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        48.77d {+03h 15m 05s}  +18.06d {+18d 03' 26"}
SUN_DIST:         98.92 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.8 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:        6.76d {+00h 27m 02s}   -1.61d {-01d 36' 40"}
MOON_DIST:       138.99 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      15 [%]
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 241.48,20.20 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.45 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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