[vsnet-grb 179126] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 03 Jul 12 08:53:50 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   253.428d {+16h 53m 43s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -42.453d {-42d 27' 08"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 241.951d
SLEW_TIME:       32040.00 SOD {08:54:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16111 TJD;   185 DOY;   12/07/03
OBS_TIME:        600.00 [sec]   (=10.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        swift_gal_survey_1079 
TGT_NUM:         43202,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       102.86d {+06h 51m 26s}  +22.91d {+22d 54' 39"}
SUN_DIST:        148.86 [deg]   Sun_angle= -10.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      276.60d {+18h 26m 23s}  -20.54d {-20d 32' 14"}
MOON_DIST:        29.20 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      100 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      342.92,  0.85 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      257.08,-19.75 [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 232.64,1.48 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=4.73) 6.27 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.