[vsnet-grb 211714] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 31 Aug 13 22:25:55 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   313.709d {+20h 54m 50s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +47.397d {+47d 23' 50"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 320.863d
SLEW_TIME:       80760.00 SOD {22:26:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16535 TJD;   243 DOY;   13/08/31
OBS_TIME:        480.00 [sec]   (=8.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 6991 
TGT_NUM:         82214,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           45.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       160.28d {+10h 41m 08s}   +8.32d {+08d 19' 13"}
SUN_DIST:        119.50 [deg]   Sun_angle= -10.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      108.06d {+07h 12m 15s}  +17.71d {+17d 42' 24"}
MOON_DIST:       110.86 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      19 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       87.39,  1.53 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      341.54, 60.45 [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 21.97,-20.41 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.67) 10.15 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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