[vsnet-grb 87185] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 08 Nov 08 22:19:25 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.136d {+11h 04m 33s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.198d {+38d 11' 52"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 115.875d
SLEW_TIME:       80400.00 SOD {22:20:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14778 TJD;   313 DOY;   08/11/08
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn421 
TGT_NUM:         30352,   Seg_Num: 100
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       224.42d {+14h 57m 41s}  -16.88d {-16d 52' 46"}
SUN_DIST:         77.43 [deg]   Sun_angle= 3.9 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      348.90d {+23h 15m 35s}   -1.54d {-01d 32' 26"}
MOON_DIST:       143.31 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      77 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.84, 65.05 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.24, 29.50 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 119.23,-15.72 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.63 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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