[vsnet-grb 190402] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 24 Nov 12 06:15:58 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   194.867d {+12h 59m 28s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   -3.986d {-03d 59' 10"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 122.642d
SLEW_TIME:       22560.00 SOD {06:16:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16255 TJD;   329 DOY;   12/11/24
OBS_TIME:        1020.00 [sec]   (=17.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        abell 1651 offset 
TGT_NUM:         49401,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           51.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       240.30d {+16h 01m 11s}  -20.63d {-20d 38' 00"}
SUN_DIST:         47.00 [deg]   Sun_angle= 3.0 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       12.39d {+00h 49m 35s}   +9.15d {+09d 09' 10"}
MOON_DIST:       174.27 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      84 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      306.80, 58.82 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      195.23,  2.18 [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 3.37,-13.02 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.79) 10.86 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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