[vsnet-grb 186856] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 09 Oct 12 04:22:47 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   270.717d {+18h 02m 52s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -21.713d {-21d 42' 46"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 261.573d
SLEW_TIME:       15780.00 SOD {04:23:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16209 TJD;   283 DOY;   12/10/09
OBS_TIME:        600.00 [sec]   (=10.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        swift_gal_survey_1718 
TGT_NUM:         43841,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       195.00d {+13h 00m 01s}   -6.40d {-06d 24' 07"}
SUN_DIST:         74.57 [deg]   Sun_angle= -5.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      117.08d {+07h 48m 19s}  +16.53d {+16d 31' 54"}
MOON_DIST:       154.77 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      42 [%]
GAL_COORDS:        8.20,  0.30 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      270.67,  1.72 [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 155.21,20.38 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.