[vsnet-grb 156177] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 20 Aug 11 22:00:23 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.808d {+14h 03m 14s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.392d {-41d 23' 28"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 290.579d
SLEW_TIME:       79260.00 SOD {22:01:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15793 TJD;   232 DOY;   11/08/20
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31978,   Seg_Num: 109
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=9=0x9
SUN_POSTN:       149.73d {+09h 58m 54s}  +12.33d {+12d 19' 40"}
SUN_DIST:         77.83 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       43.16d {+02h 52m 38s}  +19.49d {+19d 29' 33"}
MOON_DIST:       155.73 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      60 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      317.13, 19.49 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      223.69,-26.99 [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 230.13,10.89 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.18 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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