[vsnet-grb 188124] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 25 Oct 12 10:08:45 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   275.499d {+18h 22m 00s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -12.810d {-12d 48' 36"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 268.481d
SLEW_TIME:       36540.00 SOD {10:09:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16225 TJD;   299 DOY;   12/10/25
OBS_TIME:        600.00 [sec]   (=10.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        swift_gal_survey_1969 
TGT_NUM:         44192,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       210.21d {+14h 00m 50s}  -12.30d {-12d 18' 17"}
SUN_DIST:         63.72 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      341.93d {+22h 47m 42s}   -2.17d {-02d 10' 16"}
MOON_DIST:        66.37 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      82 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       18.20,  0.58 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      275.45, 10.52 [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 85.05,-15.14 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.