[vsnet-grb 172192] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 05 Apr 12 04:20:25 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   248.184d {+16h 32m 44s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +78.185d {+78d 11' 05"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  57.636d
SLEW_TIME:       15660.00 SOD {04:21:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16022 TJD;    96 DOY;   12/04/05
OBS_TIME:        1020.00 [sec]   (=17.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 6217 
TGT_NUM:         46278,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        14.55d {+00h 58m 11s}   +6.21d {+06d 12' 46"}
SUN_DIST:         90.88 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.4 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      171.87d {+11h 27m 28s}   -1.76d {-01d 45' 49"}
MOON_DIST:        88.92 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      96 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      111.30, 33.37 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      109.49, 76.82 [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 191.36,20.43 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.