[vsnet-grb 139104] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 24 Dec 10 03:14:21 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   134.901d {+08h 59m 36s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +44.935d {+44d 56' 08"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  59.888d
SLEW_TIME:       11700.00 SOD {03:15:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15554 TJD;   358 DOY;   10/12/24
OBS_TIME:        360.00 [sec]   (=6.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SWIFT J0859.5+4457 
TGT_NUM:         40942,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           50.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       272.38d {+18h 09m 32s}  -23.42d {-23d 25' 08"}
SUN_DIST:        139.31 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.2 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      130.00d {+08h 40m 01s}  +15.27d {+15d 16' 20"}
MOON_DIST:        29.93 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      90 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      175.62, 41.02 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      123.99, 26.65 [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 11.57,5.59 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.