[vsnet-grb 439000] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 12 Mar 20 23:32:27 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.116d {+11h 04m 28s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.184d {+38d 11' 02"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:   4.731d
SLEW_TIME:       84780.00 SOD {23:33:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18920 TJD;    72 DOY;   20/03/12
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         31630,   Seg_Num: 123
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       353.44d {+23h 33m 45s}   -2.84d {-02d 50' 05"}
SUN_DIST:        144.18 [deg]   Sun_angle= -11.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      217.58d {+14h 30m 20s}  -10.34d {-10d 20' 19"}
MOON_DIST:        67.99 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      85 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.89, 65.04 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.23, 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 256.46,20.19 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.51 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.