[vsnet-grb 99526] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 26 May 09 02:30:25 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: 304.104d
SLEW_TIME:       9060.00 SOD {02:31:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14977 TJD;   146 DOY;   09/05/26
OBS_TIME:        480.00 [sec]   (=8.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         30352,   Seg_Num: 150
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        63.05d {+04h 12m 12s}  +21.13d {+21d 07' 42"}
SUN_DIST:         86.82 [deg]   Sun_angle= -6.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       86.91d {+05h 47m 38s}  +26.37d {+26d 22' 04"}
MOON_DIST:        66.11 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      4 [%]
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 150.63,20.22 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.30 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.