[vsnet-grb 338192] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 04 Sep 17 03:48:21 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   195.661d {+13h 02m 39s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -63.855d {-63d 51' 16"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 318.518d
SLEW_TIME:       13740.00 SOD {03:49:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18000 TJD;   247 DOY;   17/09/04
OBS_TIME:        960.00 [sec]   (=16.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        PSR B1259-63 
TGT_NUM:         30966,   Seg_Num: 63
MERIT:           72.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       163.23d {+10h 52m 55s}   +7.13d {+07d 07' 45"}
SUN_DIST:         75.22 [deg]   Sun_angle= -2.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      318.63d {+21h 14m 31s}  -15.13d {-15d 08' 02"}
MOON_DIST:        89.68 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      95 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      304.17, -1.01 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      227.70,-50.92 [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 101.83,-7.16 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.