[vsnet-grb 174142] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 29 Apr 12 16:22:19 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   271.841d {+18h 07m 22s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -21.638d {-21d 38' 16"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  95.544d
SLEW_TIME:       58980.00 SOD {16:23:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16046 TJD;   120 DOY;   12/04/29
OBS_TIME:        600.00 [sec]   (=10.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        swift_gal_survey_1735 
TGT_NUM:         43858,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           49.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:        37.34d {+02h 29m 22s}  +14.73d {+14d 43' 58"}
SUN_DIST:        127.84 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.4 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      133.89d {+08h 55m 34s}  +12.24d {+12d 14' 24"}
MOON_DIST:       139.00 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      53 [%]
GAL_COORDS:        8.78, -0.57 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      271.71,  1.79 [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 197.67,19.98 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.28) 11.90 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.