[vsnet-grb 156164] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 20 Aug 11 18:52:31 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   259.782d {+17h 19m 08s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +17.740d {+17d 44' 25"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 296.863d
SLEW_TIME:       67980.00 SOD {18:53:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15793 TJD;   232 DOY;   11/08/20
OBS_TIME:        480.00 [sec]   (=8.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        PKS 1717+177 
TGT_NUM:         38427,   Seg_Num: 3
MERIT:           57.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       149.61d {+09h 58m 26s}  +12.37d {+12d 22' 15"}
SUN_DIST:        104.93 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       41.56d {+02h 46m 14s}  +19.14d {+19d 08' 39"}
MOON_DIST:       127.28 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      61 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       39.50, 28.11 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      257.12, 40.72 [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 295.10,15.55 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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