[vsnet-grb 158891] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 24 Sep 11 23:07:20 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   203.966d {+13h 35m 52s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -61.607d {-61d 36' 23"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 342.587d
SLEW_TIME:       83280.00 SOD {23:08:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15828 TJD;   267 DOY;   11/09/24
OBS_TIME:        840.00 [sec]   (=14.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        swift_gal_survey_204 
TGT_NUM:         42227,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           49.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       181.42d {+12h 05m 41s}   -0.62d {-00d 36' 57"}
SUN_DIST:         63.44 [deg]   Sun_angle= -1.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      147.04d {+09h 48m 09s}   +8.29d {+08d 17' 22"}
MOON_DIST:        82.65 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      9 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      308.19,  0.81 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      230.50,-46.91 [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 154.58,-19.03 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.63) 10.81 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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