[vsnet-grb 495597] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 14 Aug 21 11:39:34 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   266.041d {+17h 44m 10s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -27.927d {-27d 55' 38"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 258.276d
SLEW_TIME:       42018.00 SOD {11:40:18.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       19440 TJD;   226 DOY;   21/08/14
OBS_TIME:        148.00 [sec]   (=2.5 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SBS3 J1744.2-2756 
TGT_NUM:         96417,   Seg_Num: 7
MERIT:           83.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       144.28d {+09h 37m 07s}  +14.20d {+14d 12' 09"}
SUN_DIST:        124.76 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      215.39d {+14h 21m 33s}  -11.34d {-11d 20' 31"}
MOON_DIST:        50.41 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      37 [%]
GAL_COORDS:        0.69,  0.80 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      266.49, -4.54 [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 147.77,-6.11 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.36) 11.78 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.