[vsnet-grb 367156] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 21 May 18 06:24:50 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.087d {+11h 04m 21s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.196d {+38d 11' 46"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 300.262d
SLEW_TIME:       23100.00 SOD {06:25:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18259 TJD;   141 DOY;   18/05/21
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MRK 421 
TGT_NUM:         94151,   Seg_Num: 4
MERIT:           84.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        58.00d {+03h 52m 00s}  +20.18d {+20d 11' 03"}
SUN_DIST:         91.12 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      141.23d {+09h 24m 56s}  +16.02d {+16d 01' 09"}
MOON_DIST:        31.22 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      40 [%]
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 171.14,-12.27 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.40 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.