[vsnet-grb 97059] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 23 Apr 09 10:53:31 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.096d {+11h 04m 23s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.226d {+38d 13' 34"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 313.626d
SLEW_TIME:       39240.00 SOD {10:54:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14944 TJD;   113 DOY;   09/04/23
OBS_TIME:        1380.00 [sec]   (=23.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn421 
TGT_NUM:         30352,   Seg_Num: 130
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        31.19d {+02h 04m 46s}  +12.65d {+12d 39' 15"}
SUN_DIST:        114.03 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:        8.92d {+00h 35m 41s}   +8.80d {+08d 48' 09"}
MOON_DIST:       128.47 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      4 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.80, 65.01 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.19, 29.51 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 87.14,-18.45 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 1.86 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.