[vsnet-grb 156148] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 20 Aug 11 16:53:26 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   189.850d {+12h 39m 24s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -26.762d {-26d 45' 41"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 317.882d
SLEW_TIME:       60840.00 SOD {16:54:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15793 TJD;   232 DOY;   11/08/20
OBS_TIME:        960.00 [sec]   (=16.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 4590 
TGT_NUM:         40475,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=8265=0x2049
SUN_POSTN:       149.53d {+09h 58m 07s}  +12.40d {+12d 23' 54"}
SUN_DIST:         55.52 [deg]   Sun_angle= -2.7 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       40.55d {+02h 42m 11s}  +18.92d {+18d 54' 59"}
MOON_DIST:       150.85 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      62 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      299.61, 36.03 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      199.95,-20.63 [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 243.49,-11.91 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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