[vsnet-grb 156210] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 21 Aug 11 10:08:00 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   317.328d {+21h 09m 19s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -63.958d {-63d 57' 27"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 201.199d
SLEW_TIME:       36480.00 SOD {10:08:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15794 TJD;   233 DOY;   11/08/21
OBS_TIME:        300.00 [sec]   (=5.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        GRB 110818A 
TGT_NUM:         500914,   Seg_Num: 4
MERIT:           82.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       150.19d {+10h 00m 47s}  +12.16d {+12d 09' 37"}
SUN_DIST:        127.50 [deg]   Sun_angle= -11.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       49.45d {+03h 17m 49s}  +20.71d {+20d 42' 29"}
MOON_DIST:       109.34 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      55 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      330.74,-39.11 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      297.11,-44.91 [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 246.27,-16.65 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.76) 5.32 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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