[vsnet-grb 176640] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 01 Jun 12 22:56:29 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   245.155d {+16h 20m 37s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -50.016d {-50d 00' 58"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 210.926d
SLEW_TIME:       82620.00 SOD {22:57:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16079 TJD;   153 DOY;   12/06/01
OBS_TIME:        660.00 [sec]   (=11.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        swift_gal_survey_844 
TGT_NUM:         42867,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:        70.31d {+04h 41m 15s}  +22.20d {+22d 12' 14"}
SUN_DIST:        151.89 [deg]   Sun_angle= -11.7 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      213.41d {+14h 13m 39s}  -15.97d {-15d 58' 19"}
MOON_DIST:        42.72 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      91 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      333.49,  0.02 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      252.18,-28.10 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice to a preplanned target.  
COMMENTS:        Note that preplanned targets are overridden by any new BAT Automated Target.  
COMMENTS:        Note that preplanned targets are overridden by any TOO Target if the TOO has a higher Merit Value.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 16.42,-20.06 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=4.02) 11.22 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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