[vsnet-grb 167149] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 27 Jan 12 18:16:19 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   259.074d {+17h 16m 18s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -38.716d {-38d 42' 56"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  88.435d
SLEW_TIME:       65820.00 SOD {18:17:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15953 TJD;    27 DOY;   12/01/27
OBS_TIME:        900.00 [sec]   (=15.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        swift_gal_survey_1223 
TGT_NUM:         43346,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           60.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       309.61d {+20h 38m 27s}  -18.47d {-18d 28' 04"}
SUN_DIST:         47.89 [deg]   Sun_angle= 3.4 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      358.03d {+23h 52m 07s}   +4.44d {+04d 26' 07"}
MOON_DIST:        99.59 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      20 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      348.49, -0.29 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      261.17,-15.61 [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 220.64,12.70 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.96) 10.97 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.