[vsnet-grb 211596] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 30 Aug 13 16:17:24 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   112.024d {+07h 28m 06s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -11.723d {-11d 43' 24"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  73.949d
SLEW_TIME:       58680.00 SOD {16:18:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16534 TJD;   242 DOY;   13/08/30
OBS_TIME:        660.00 [sec]   (=11.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 2396 
TGT_NUM:         82185,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           45.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       159.14d {+10h 36m 34s}   +8.77d {+08d 46' 24"}
SUN_DIST:         51.00 [deg]   Sun_angle= 3.1 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       92.49d {+06h 09m 57s}  +19.41d {+19d 24' 43"}
MOON_DIST:        36.71 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      29 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      227.54,  2.64 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      116.03,-33.19 [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 182.05,-8.59 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.79) 10.57 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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