[vsnet-grb 99554] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 26 May 09 10:31:16 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.092d {+11h 04m 22s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.196d {+38d 11' 45"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 301.185d
SLEW_TIME:       37920.00 SOD {10:32:00.00} 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:        63.39d {+04h 13m 33s}  +21.19d {+21d 11' 09"}
SUN_DIST:         86.54 [deg]   Sun_angle= -6.8 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       92.44d {+06h 09m 46s}  +26.02d {+26d 01' 13"}
MOON_DIST:        62.07 [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 26.54,20.14 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.26 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.