[vsnet-grb 66022] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 09 Feb 08 06:59:55 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.126d {+11h 04m 30s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.230d {+38d 13' 49"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  30.621d
SLEW_TIME:       25200.00 SOD {07:00:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14505 TJD;    40 DOY;   08/02/09
OBS_TIME:        480.00 [sec]   (=8.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn421 
TGT_NUM:         30352,   Seg_Num: 64
MERIT:           83.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       322.30d {+21h 29m 13s}  -14.85d {-14d 50' 49"}
SUN_DIST:        148.52 [deg]   Sun_angle= 10.4 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      347.00d {+23h 08m 00s}   -3.80d {-03d 48' 03"}
MOON_DIST:       145.61 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      5 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.78, 65.03 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.22, 29.53 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 257.58,11.20 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 0.69 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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