[vsnet-grb 99504] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 25 May 09 20:04:53 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.093d {+11h 04m 22s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.195d {+38d 11' 42"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 303.058d
SLEW_TIME:       72300.00 SOD {20:05:00.00} 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:        62.78d {+04h 11m 07s}  +21.08d {+21d 04' 54"}
SUN_DIST:         87.05 [deg]   Sun_angle= -6.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       82.45d {+05h 29m 48s}  +26.49d {+26d 29' 32"}
MOON_DIST:        69.40 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      3 [%]
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 247.68,20.13 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.28 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.