[vsnet-grb 137862] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 06 Dec 10 09:59:33 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   244.421d {+16h 17m 41s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +67.113d {+67d 06' 46"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 163.228d
SLEW_TIME:       36000.00 SOD {10:00:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15536 TJD;   340 DOY;   10/12/06
OBS_TIME:        300.00 [sec]   (=5.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SWIFT J1617.7+6705 
TGT_NUM:         41778,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           50.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       252.82d {+16h 51m 18s}  -22.50d {-22d 29' 52"}
SUN_DIST:         89.81 [deg]   Sun_angle= 0.6 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      261.92d {+17h 27m 40s}  -24.07d {-24d 04' 13"}
MOON_DIST:        92.10 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      1 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       99.70, 39.44 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      165.12, 79.99 [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 5.44,17.79 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.