[vsnet-grb 88179] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 22 Nov 08 15:27:20 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.137d {+11h 04m 33s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.200d {+38d 11' 59"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 110.939d
SLEW_TIME:       55680.00 SOD {15:28:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14792 TJD;   327 DOY;   08/11/22
OBS_TIME:        1800.00 [sec]   (=30.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn421 
TGT_NUM:         30352,   Seg_Num: 101
MERIT:           99.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=4088=0xFF8
SUN_POSTN:       238.56d {+15h 54m 13s}  -20.30d {-20d 17' 49"}
SUN_DIST:         89.43 [deg]   Sun_angle= 4.8 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      181.89d {+12h 07m 33s}   -5.13d {-05d 07' 50"}
MOON_DIST:        45.65 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      23 [%]
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 169.27,-20.00 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.52 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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