[vsnet-grb 298396] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 29 Jul 16 17:23:08 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:     9.635d {+00h 38m 32s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -73.184d {-73d 11' 01"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 118.273d
SLEW_TIME:       62631.00 SOD {17:23:51.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17598 TJD;   211 DOY;   16/07/29
OBS_TIME:        88.00 [sec]   (=1.5 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SMC J0038.2-7312 
TGT_NUM:         48736,   Seg_Num: 8
MERIT:           83.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       129.41d {+08h 37m 38s}  +18.52d {+18d 31' 06"}
SUN_DIST:        116.11 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.0 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       72.86d {+04h 51m 27s}  +17.27d {+17d 16' 18"}
MOON_DIST:        99.11 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      20 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      304.23,-43.91 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      310.30,-63.83 [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 258.46,-17.74 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.85) 2.87 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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