[vsnet-grb 98047] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 03 May 09 22:54:40 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.094d {+11h 04m 23s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.224d {+38d 13' 28"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 308.943d
SLEW_TIME:       82500.00 SOD {22:55:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14954 TJD;   123 DOY;   09/05/03
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn421 
TGT_NUM:         30352,   Seg_Num: 136
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        41.17d {+02h 44m 40s}  +15.93d {+15d 55' 40"}
SUN_DIST:        105.34 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      160.74d {+10h 42m 57s}   +4.90d {+04d 53' 54"}
MOON_DIST:        33.65 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      73 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.81, 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 252.74,-15.12 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 1.96 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.