[vsnet-grb 496030] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 18 Aug 21 08:31:40 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    10.707d {+00h 42m 50s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +41.251d {+41d 15' 02"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  42.144d
SLEW_TIME:       30720.00 SOD {08:32:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       19444 TJD;   230 DOY;   21/08/18
OBS_TIME:        600.00 [sec]   (=10.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        M31 
TGT_NUM:         13977,   Seg_Num: 13
MERIT:           84.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       147.89d {+09h 51m 34s}  +12.98d {+12d 58' 30"}
SUN_DIST:        112.67 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.1 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      271.72d {+18h 06m 53s}  -25.57d {-25d 34' 15"}
MOON_DIST:       113.23 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      79 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      121.19,-21.59 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       27.86, 33.32 [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 298.63,18.17 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.