[vsnet-grb 174147] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 29 Apr 12 17:55:44 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   270.626d {+18h 02m 30s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -24.195d {-24d 11' 43"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  96.340d
SLEW_TIME:       64560.00 SOD {17:56:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16046 TJD;   120 DOY;   12/04/29
OBS_TIME:        660.00 [sec]   (=11.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        swift_gal_survey_1666 
TGT_NUM:         43789,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           49.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:        37.40d {+02h 29m 37s}  +14.75d {+14d 45' 10"}
SUN_DIST:        129.06 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.5 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      134.72d {+08h 58m 52s}  +11.98d {+11d 58' 39"}
MOON_DIST:       136.72 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      54 [%]
GAL_COORDS:        6.00, -0.85 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      270.57, -0.76 [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 163.53,20.48 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.34) 7.06 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.