[vsnet-grb 99385] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 24 May 09 03:55:26 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.093d {+11h 04m 22s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.196d {+38d 11' 44"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 301.864d
SLEW_TIME:       14160.00 SOD {03:56:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14975 TJD;   144 DOY;   09/05/24
OBS_TIME:        480.00 [sec]   (=8.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         30352,   Seg_Num: 148
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        61.09d {+04h 04m 21s}  +20.78d {+20d 46' 51"}
SUN_DIST:         88.44 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       55.07d {+03h 40m 18s}  +24.23d {+24d 13' 31"}
MOON_DIST:        90.30 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      0 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.87, 65.02 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.21, 29.48 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 131.35,18.94 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.27 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.