[vsnet-grb 185786] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 24 Sep 12 20:43:22 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.819d {+14h 03m 17s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.404d {-41d 24' 14"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 329.261d
SLEW_TIME:       74640.00 SOD {20:44:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16194 TJD;   268 DOY;   12/09/24
OBS_TIME:        840.00 [sec]   (=14.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31978,   Seg_Num: 187
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       182.01d {+12h 08m 03s}   -0.87d {-00d 52' 20"}
SUN_DIST:         48.29 [deg]   Sun_angle= -1.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      299.64d {+19h 58m 34s}  -16.08d {-16d 04' 29"}
MOON_DIST:        78.43 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      72 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      317.13, 19.48 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      223.70,-27.00 [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 164.71,-14.42 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 2.36 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.