[vsnet-grb 190459] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 24 Nov 12 23:59:56 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   190.248d {+12h 40m 59s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +62.718d {+62d 43' 05"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 128.319d
SLEW_TIME:       0.00 SOD {00:00:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16256 TJD;   330 DOY;   12/11/25
OBS_TIME:        1440.00 [sec]   (=24.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        PBC J1240.9+6238 
TGT_NUM:         49365,   Seg_Num: 4
MERIT:           51.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       241.08d {+16h 04m 19s}  -20.78d {-20d 46' 43"}
SUN_DIST:         92.46 [deg]   Sun_angle= 3.4 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       21.04d {+01h 24m 09s}  +11.92d {+11d 55' 23"}
MOON_DIST:       104.97 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      89 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      124.99, 54.37 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      148.29, 57.98 [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 117.78,-4.43 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.07) 3.97 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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