[vsnet-grb 149578] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 22 May 11 13:09:58 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   268.028d {+17h 52m 07s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -60.288d {-60d 17' 16"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 132.499d
SLEW_TIME:       47400.00 SOD {13:10:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15703 TJD;   142 DOY;   11/05/22
OBS_TIME:        480.00 [sec]   (=8.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        IGR J17520-6018 
TGT_NUM:         41225,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:        58.98d {+03h 55m 54s}  +20.38d {+20d 22' 47"}
SUN_DIST:        135.04 [deg]   Sun_angle= 10.1 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      307.20d {+20h 28m 48s}  -15.42d {-15d 25' 26"}
MOON_DIST:        52.93 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      71 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      332.90,-16.45 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      268.78,-36.86 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice to a preplanned target.  
COMMENTS:        Note that preplanned targets are overriden by any new BAT Automated Target.  
COMMENTS:        Note that preplanned targets are overriden by any TOO Target if the TOO has a higher Merit Value.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 134.45,3.13 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.78) 8.37 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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