[vsnet-grb 188166] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 26 Oct 12 02:00:46 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   271.707d {+18h 06m 50s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -20.637d {-20d 38' 12"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 258.523d
SLEW_TIME:       7260.00 SOD {02:01:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16226 TJD;   300 DOY;   12/10/26
OBS_TIME:        540.00 [sec]   (=9.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        swift_gal_survey_1754 
TGT_NUM:         43877,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       210.84d {+14h 03m 22s}  -12.53d {-12d 31' 50"}
SUN_DIST:         58.76 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      349.73d {+23h 18m 56s}   +0.80d {+00d 48' 03"}
MOON_DIST:        78.91 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      87 [%]
GAL_COORDS:        9.59,  0.02 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      271.60,  2.79 [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 169.70,-5.16 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.