[vsnet-grb 197859] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 09 Mar 13 05:06:33 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    17.349d {+01h 09m 24s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +35.739d {+35d 44' 21"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 212.237d
SLEW_TIME:       18420.00 SOD {05:07:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16360 TJD;    68 DOY;   13/03/09
OBS_TIME:        960.00 [sec]   (=16.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC0404 
TGT_NUM:         49793,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       349.69d {+23h 18m 46s}   -4.43d {-04d 26' 03"}
SUN_DIST:         47.95 [deg]   Sun_angle= -1.8 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      316.28d {+21h 05m 07s}  -11.40d {-11d 23' 41"}
MOON_DIST:        74.53 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      8 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      127.02,-26.99 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       30.39, 26.08 [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 70.87,17.93 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=2.06) 8.21 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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