[vsnet-grb 464344] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 08 Nov 20 15:05:16 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    11.344d {+00h 45m 23s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +41.887d {+41d 53' 12"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 309.839d
SLEW_TIME:       54360.00 SOD {15:06:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       19161 TJD;   313 DOY;   20/11/08
OBS_TIME:        960.00 [sec]   (=16.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        M31N 2008-12a 
TGT_NUM:         13849,   Seg_Num: 9
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       224.21d {+14h 56m 50s}  -16.82d {-16d 49' 04"}
SUN_DIST:        142.47 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.8 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      141.23d {+09h 24m 55s}  +19.89d {+19d 53' 12"}
MOON_DIST:       102.58 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      49 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      121.72,-20.97 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       28.72, 33.66 [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 30.86,-10.72 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.