[vsnet-grb 186545] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 05 Oct 12 01:12:35 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   269.259d {+17h 57m 02s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -23.504d {-23d 30' 12"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 261.585d
SLEW_TIME:       4380.00 SOD {01:13:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16205 TJD;   279 DOY;   12/10/05
OBS_TIME:        540.00 [sec]   (=9.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        swift_gal_survey_1661 
TGT_NUM:         43784,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       191.23d {+12h 44m 54s}   -4.82d {-04d 49' 22"}
SUN_DIST:         77.29 [deg]   Sun_angle= -5.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       64.94d {+04h 19m 46s}  +20.48d {+20d 28' 30"}
MOON_DIST:       157.10 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      79 [%]
GAL_COORDS:        5.98,  0.58 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      269.32, -0.07 [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 261.73,19.56 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.