[vsnet-grb 99456] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 25 May 09 02:24:49 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.093d {+11h 04m 22s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.194d {+38d 11' 40"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 304.803d
SLEW_TIME:       8700.00 SOD {02:25:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14976 TJD;   145 DOY;   09/05/25
OBS_TIME:        480.00 [sec]   (=8.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         30352,   Seg_Num: 149
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        62.03d {+04h 08m 08s}  +20.95d {+20d 57' 05"}
SUN_DIST:         87.66 [deg]   Sun_angle= -6.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       70.23d {+04h 40m 56s}  +26.12d {+26d 07' 30"}
MOON_DIST:        78.56 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      1 [%]
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 154.07,19.78 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.31 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.