[vsnet-grb 187166] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 12 Oct 12 17:25:33 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   275.026d {+18h 20m 06s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -16.026d {-16d 01' 33"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 259.504d
SLEW_TIME:       62760.00 SOD {17:26:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16212 TJD;   286 DOY;   12/10/12
OBS_TIME:        540.00 [sec]   (=9.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        swift_gal_survey_1896 
TGT_NUM:         44119,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       198.27d {+13h 13m 04s}   -7.74d {-07d 44' 14"}
SUN_DIST:         75.38 [deg]   Sun_angle= -5.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      161.87d {+10h 47m 28s}   +2.31d {+02d 18' 32"}
MOON_DIST:       113.06 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      10 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       15.15, -0.53 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      274.87,  7.33 [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 332.63,17.48 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.39) 11.68 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.