[vsnet-grb 99644] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 27 May 09 17:02:31 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.092d {+11h 04m 22s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.197d {+38d 11' 49"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 298.053d
SLEW_TIME:       61380.00 SOD {17:03:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14978 TJD;   147 DOY;   09/05/27
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         30352,   Seg_Num: 153
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        64.68d {+04h 18m 43s}  +21.40d {+21d 23' 54"}
SUN_DIST:         85.48 [deg]   Sun_angle= -6.8 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      112.91d {+07h 31m 38s}  +22.86d {+22d 51' 36"}
MOON_DIST:        47.71 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      14 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.87, 65.02 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.21, 29.49 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 288.78,20.52 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.22 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.