[vsnet-grb 133420] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 03 Oct 10 05:39:39 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   235.561d {+15h 42m 15s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +18.569d {+18d 34' 08"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 257.109d
SLEW_TIME:       20400.00 SOD {05:40:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15472 TJD;   276 DOY;   10/10/03
OBS_TIME:        1260.00 [sec]   (=21.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SWIFT J1542.3+1834 
TGT_NUM:         40982,   Seg_Num: 3
MERIT:           50.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       189.11d {+12h 36m 26s}   -3.92d {-03d 55' 28"}
SUN_DIST:         51.06 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      128.42d {+08h 33m 42s}  +16.05d {+16d 03' 15"}
MOON_DIST:       100.51 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      27 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       29.88, 49.93 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      227.77, 37.10 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice to a preplanned target.  
COMMENTS:        Note that preplanned targets are overriden by any new BAT Automated Target.  
COMMENTS:        Note that preplanned targets are overriden by any TOO Target if the TOO has a higher Merit Value.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 84.33,-3.35 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.81) 7.88 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.