[vsnet-grb 186871] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 09 Oct 12 09:11:58 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   271.238d {+18h 04m 57s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -21.985d {-21d 59' 05"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 259.386d
SLEW_TIME:       33120.00 SOD {09:12:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16209 TJD;   283 DOY;   12/10/09
OBS_TIME:        600.00 [sec]   (=10.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        swift_gal_survey_1720 
TGT_NUM:         43843,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       195.19d {+13h 00m 45s}   -6.48d {-06d 28' 41"}
SUN_DIST:         74.85 [deg]   Sun_angle= -5.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      119.60d {+07h 58m 24s}  +15.95d {+15d 57' 13"}
MOON_DIST:       152.73 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      40 [%]
GAL_COORDS:        8.20, -0.26 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      271.15,  1.45 [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 85.16,20.51 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.