[vsnet-grb 66550] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 16 Feb 08 10:50:04 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.125d {+11h 04m 30s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.231d {+38d 13' 53"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  25.425d
SLEW_TIME:       39000.00 SOD {10:50:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14512 TJD;    47 DOY;   08/02/16
OBS_TIME:        780.00 [sec]   (=13.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn421 
TGT_NUM:         30352,   Seg_Num: 79
MERIT:           89.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       329.34d {+21h 57m 22s}  -12.47d {-12d 27' 55"}
SUN_DIST:        150.20 [deg]   Sun_angle= 10.9 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       87.15d {+05h 48m 35s}  +27.98d {+27d 59' 00"}
MOON_DIST:        65.07 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      75 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.77, 65.03 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.21, 29.53 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 176.51,-0.30 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 0.66 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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