[vsnet-grb 99431] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 24 May 09 18:22:44 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.093d {+11h 04m 22s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.195d {+38d 11' 41"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 303.908d
SLEW_TIME:       66180.00 SOD {18:23:00.00} 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:        61.70d {+04h 06m 47s}  +20.89d {+20d 53' 28"}
SUN_DIST:         87.94 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       64.74d {+04h 18m 59s}  +25.62d {+25d 37' 19"}
MOON_DIST:        82.76 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      0 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.88, 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 273.22,19.36 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.29 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.