[vsnet-grb 182169] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 09 Aug 12 11:19:57 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    15.830d {+01h 03m 19s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -70.835d {-70d 50' 05"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 122.210d
SLEW_TIME:       40800.00 SOD {11:20:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16148 TJD;   222 DOY;   12/08/09
OBS_TIME:        660.00 [sec]   (=11.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 362 
TGT_NUM:         40471,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=8265=0x2049
SUN_POSTN:       139.72d {+09h 18m 52s}  +15.66d {+15d 39' 29"}
SUN_DIST:        115.54 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.3 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       40.94d {+02h 43m 45s}  +17.51d {+17d 30' 29"}
MOON_DIST:        89.96 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      53 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      301.52,-46.26 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      317.09,-64.46 [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 242.35,9.04 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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