[vsnet-grb 405244] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 01 May 19 22:22:48 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.089d {+11h 04m 21s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.193d {+38d 11' 34"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 309.814d
SLEW_TIME:       80580.00 SOD {22:23:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18604 TJD;   121 DOY;   19/05/01
OBS_TIME:        1260.00 [sec]   (=21.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         31630,   Seg_Num: 65
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        38.83d {+02h 35m 19s}  +15.21d {+15d 12' 20"}
SUN_DIST:        107.51 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:        7.47d {+00h 29m 54s}   -2.04d {-02d 02' 13"}
MOON_DIST:       139.08 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      9 [%]
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 324.44,16.61 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.50 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.