[vsnet-grb 56362] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 08 Oct 07 18:38:59 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.131d {+11h 04m 32s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.191d {+38d 11' 28"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 135.261d
SLEW_TIME:       67140.00 SOD {18:39:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14381 TJD;   281 DOY;   07/10/08
OBS_TIME:        600.00 [sec]   (=10.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         52100,   Seg_Num: 13
MERIT:           50.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=10=0xA
SUN_POSTN:       193.91d {+12h 55m 38s}   -5.95d {-05d 56' 52"}
SUN_DIST:         51.04 [deg]   Sun_angle= 1.9 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      168.76d {+11h 15m 02s}   +3.68d {+03d 40' 31"}
MOON_DIST:        34.55 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      5 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.86, 65.05 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.24, 29.49 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 159.81,-8.91 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.02 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.