[vsnet-grb 192868] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 28 Dec 12 18:09:55 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    32.673d {+02h 10m 42s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -51.001d {-51d 00' 01"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 228.377d
SLEW_TIME:       65400.00 SOD {18:10:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16289 TJD;   363 DOY;   12/12/28
OBS_TIME:        1380.00 [sec]   (=23.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        PKS0208-512 
TGT_NUM:         35002,   Seg_Num: 85
MERIT:           64.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=12525=0x30ED
SUN_POSTN:       278.08d {+18h 32m 19s}  -23.23d {-23d 13' 44"}
SUN_DIST:         86.32 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      101.71d {+06h 46m 51s}  +19.36d {+19d 21' 27"}
MOON_DIST:        92.50 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      100 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      276.10,-61.80 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:        0.28,-58.01 [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 314.45,1.20 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.12) 10.86 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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