[vsnet-grb 182984] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 18 Aug 12 23:25:17 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   169.561d {+11h 18m 15s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -32.838d {-32d 50' 16"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 342.886d
SLEW_TIME:       84360.00 SOD {23:26:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16157 TJD;   231 DOY;   12/08/18
OBS_TIME:        720.00 [sec]   (=12.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 3621 
TGT_NUM:         45607,   Seg_Num: 11
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       148.63d {+09h 54m 31s}  +12.72d {+12d 42' 60"}
SUN_DIST:         49.87 [deg]   Sun_angle= -1.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      162.51d {+10h 50m 03s}   +2.11d {+02d 06' 54"}
MOON_DIST:        35.68 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      2 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      281.22, 26.07 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      185.26,-33.92 [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 134.24,-17.49 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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