[vsnet-grb 72762] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 04 May 08 05:33:22 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: 305.063d
SLEW_TIME:       20040.00 SOD {05:34:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14590 TJD;   125 DOY;   08/05/04
OBS_TIME:        1800.00 [sec]   (=30.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn421 
TGT_NUM:         30352,   Seg_Num: 97
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        41.67d {+02h 46m 40s}  +16.08d {+16d 04' 40"}
SUN_DIST:        104.92 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       22.61d {+01h 30m 25s}  +14.20d {+14d 12' 06"}
MOON_DIST:       117.52 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      2 [%]
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 166.63,-6.35 [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.  



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