[vsnet-grb 160754] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 20 Oct 11 18:01:26 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:     1.806d {+00h 07m 13s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -17.372d {-17d 22' 17"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 232.567d
SLEW_TIME:       64920.00 SOD {18:02:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15854 TJD;   293 DOY;   11/10/20
OBS_TIME:        420.00 [sec]   (=7.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        HD 256 
TGT_NUM:         57526,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           69.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=4638=0x121E
SUN_POSTN:       205.05d {+13h 40m 12s}  -10.40d {-10d 24' 02"}
SUN_DIST:        144.10 [deg]   Sun_angle= -10.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      125.68d {+08h 22m 43s}  +15.30d {+15d 18' 10"}
MOON_DIST:       126.14 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      44 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       74.34,-75.88 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      354.54,-16.61 [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 45.76,-20.54 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.19) 1.42 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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