[vsnet-grb 188453] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 29 Oct 12 20:15:26 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   345.264d {+23h 01m 03s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +58.864d {+58d 51' 50"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 307.012d
SLEW_TIME:       72960.00 SOD {20:16:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16229 TJD;   303 DOY;   12/10/29
OBS_TIME:        1440.00 [sec]   (=24.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        1E 2259+589 
TGT_NUM:         32035,   Seg_Num: 43
MERIT:           72.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       214.48d {+14h 17m 54s}  -13.79d {-13d 47' 14"}
SUN_DIST:        122.17 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.7 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       34.09d {+02h 16m 23s}  +15.43d {+15d 25' 34"}
MOON_DIST:        56.21 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      100 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      109.07, -1.01 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       23.73, 56.89 [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 359.74,-11.46 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.