[vsnet-grb 185252] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 17 Sep 12 20:11:44 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   149.487d {+09h 57m 57s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +69.083d {+69d 04' 60"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 142.560d
SLEW_TIME:       72720.00 SOD {20:12:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16187 TJD;   261 DOY;   12/09/17
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Holmberg IX X-1 
TGT_NUM:         32519,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       175.71d {+11h 42m 51s}   +1.86d {+01d 51' 25"}
SUN_DIST:         69.39 [deg]   Sun_angle= 1.7 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      195.92d {+13h 03m 40s}  -10.34d {-10d 20' 40"}
MOON_DIST:        85.63 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      4 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      141.91, 41.06 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      119.76, 51.71 [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 148.41,12.41 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.