[vsnet-grb 186788] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 08 Oct 12 04:15:19 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   274.360d {+18h 17m 26s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -16.628d {-16d 37' 39"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 257.113d
SLEW_TIME:       15360.00 SOD {04:16:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16208 TJD;   282 DOY;   12/10/08
OBS_TIME:        420.00 [sec]   (=7.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        swift_gal_survey_1874 
TGT_NUM:         43997,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       194.08d {+12h 56m 19s}   -6.02d {-06d 01' 11"}
SUN_DIST:         79.17 [deg]   Sun_angle= -5.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      104.43d {+06h 57m 43s}  +18.92d {+18d 55' 00"}
MOON_DIST:       170.31 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      51 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       14.31, -0.25 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      274.21,  6.75 [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 139.49,17.35 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.