[vsnet-grb 99656] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 27 May 09 21:52:36 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.092d {+11h 04m 22s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.197d {+38d 11' 48"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 298.849d
SLEW_TIME:       78780.00 SOD {21:53:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14978 TJD;   147 DOY;   09/05/27
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         30352,   Seg_Num: 154
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        64.88d {+04h 19m 32s}  +21.43d {+21d 25' 52"}
SUN_DIST:         85.31 [deg]   Sun_angle= -6.7 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      116.02d {+07h 44m 05s}  +22.12d {+22d 07' 11"}
MOON_DIST:        45.66 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      16 [%]
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 218.84,20.51 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.23 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.