[vsnet-grb 186736] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 07 Oct 12 12:18:31 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   270.830d {+18h 03m 19s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -22.092d {-22d 05' 31"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 262.603d
SLEW_TIME:       44340.00 SOD {12:19:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16207 TJD;   281 DOY;   12/10/07
OBS_TIME:        420.00 [sec]   (=7.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        swift_gal_survey_1712 
TGT_NUM:         43835,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       193.47d {+12h 53m 53s}   -5.77d {-05d 45' 59"}
SUN_DIST:         76.32 [deg]   Sun_angle= -5.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       96.04d {+06h 24m 10s}  +20.01d {+20d 00' 22"}
MOON_DIST:       174.87 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      58 [%]
GAL_COORDS:        7.92,  0.02 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      270.77,  1.34 [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 40.27,19.70 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.