[vsnet-grb 70755] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 08 Apr 08 04:26:18 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.114d {+11h 04m 27s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.209d {+38d 12' 31"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 325.517d
SLEW_TIME:       16020.00 SOD {04:27:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14564 TJD;    99 DOY;   08/04/08
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn421 
TGT_NUM:         30352,   Seg_Num: 91
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        17.27d {+01h 09m 04s}   +7.33d {+07d 19' 53"}
SUN_DIST:        126.11 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       42.96d {+02h 51m 51s}  +21.69d {+21d 41' 09"}
MOON_DIST:        99.93 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      6 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.83, 65.03 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.22, 29.50 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 168.25,17.43 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.11 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.