[vsnet-grb 186468] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 03 Oct 12 21:56:19 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   273.712d {+18h 14m 51s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -16.608d {-16d 36' 30"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 258.892d
SLEW_TIME:       79020.00 SOD {21:57:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16203 TJD;   277 DOY;   12/10/03
OBS_TIME:        660.00 [sec]   (=11.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        swift_gal_survey_1865 
TGT_NUM:         43988,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       190.19d {+12h 40m 46s}   -4.39d {-04d 23' 07"}
SUN_DIST:         82.73 [deg]   Sun_angle= -5.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       50.75d {+03h 23m 00s}  +18.81d {+18d 48' 40"}
MOON_DIST:       138.94 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      87 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       14.04,  0.30 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      273.58,  6.78 [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 255.73,13.71 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.