[vsnet-grb 300483] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 20 Aug 16 14:04:15 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   120.565d {+08h 02m 16s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +57.162d {+57d 09' 42"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 135.671d
SLEW_TIME:       50700.00 SOD {14:05:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17620 TJD;   233 DOY;   16/08/20
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Swift J0802.1+5709 
TGT_NUM:         85702,   Seg_Num: 7
MERIT:           45.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       150.15d {+10h 00m 37s}  +12.17d {+12d 10' 29"}
SUN_DIST:         50.20 [deg]   Sun_angle= 2.0 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      357.53d {+23h 50m 07s}   -2.35d {-02d 21' 09"}
MOON_DIST:       109.44 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      94 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      160.46, 32.00 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      109.88, 35.81 [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 279.02,8.68 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.49) 7.25 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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