[vsnet-grb 156983] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 31 Aug 11 15:10:17 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   255.408d {+17h 01m 38s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -40.856d {-40d 51' 21"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 265.103d
SLEW_TIME:       54660.00 SOD {15:11:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15804 TJD;   243 DOY;   11/08/31
OBS_TIME:        1800.00 [sec]   (=30.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        XTE J1701-407 
TGT_NUM:         32074,   Seg_Num: 3
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       159.54d {+10h 38m 10s}   +8.62d {+08d 36' 58"}
SUN_DIST:        100.20 [deg]   Sun_angle= -6.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      189.92d {+12h 39m 41s}   -9.33d {-09d 19' 40"}
MOON_DIST:        65.59 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      9 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      345.09,  0.69 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      258.44,-18.00 [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 30.59,2.69 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.