[vsnet-grb 182946] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 18 Aug 12 10:58:58 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   251.185d {+16h 44m 44s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +57.572d {+57d 34' 20"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 296.058d
SLEW_TIME:       39540.00 SOD {10:59:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16157 TJD;   231 DOY;   12/08/18
OBS_TIME:        480.00 [sec]   (=8.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Swift J164449.3+573451 
TGT_NUM:         32526,   Seg_Num: 3
MERIT:           82.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       148.15d {+09h 52m 36s}  +12.89d {+12d 53' 08"}
SUN_DIST:         86.00 [deg]   Sun_angle= -6.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      155.90d {+10h 23m 37s}   +4.69d {+04d 41' 14"}
MOON_DIST:        88.90 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      1 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       86.70, 39.46 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      216.92, 77.51 [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 10.82,-5.14 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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