[vsnet-grb 188123] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 25 Oct 12 09:58:55 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   276.004d {+18h 24m 01s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -13.064d {-13d 03' 49"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 251.871d
SLEW_TIME:       35940.00 SOD {09:59:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16225 TJD;   299 DOY;   12/10/25
OBS_TIME:        600.00 [sec]   (=10.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        swift_gal_survey_1971 
TGT_NUM:         44194,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       210.20d {+14h 00m 49s}  -12.30d {-12d 18' 08"}
SUN_DIST:         64.18 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      341.84d {+22h 47m 23s}   -2.20d {-02d 12' 07"}
MOON_DIST:        65.80 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      82 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       18.21,  0.02 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      275.94, 10.25 [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 52.08,-3.96 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.