[vsnet-grb 99546] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 26 May 09 08:55:53 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.093d {+11h 04m 22s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.195d {+38d 11' 43"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 302.354d
SLEW_TIME:       32160.00 SOD {08:56:00.00} 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:        63.32d {+04h 13m 17s}  +21.17d {+21d 10' 28"}
SUN_DIST:         86.60 [deg]   Sun_angle= -6.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       91.35d {+06h 05m 23s}  +26.11d {+26d 06' 21"}
MOON_DIST:        62.87 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      5 [%]
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 54.85,20.36 [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.