[vsnet-grb 188810] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 03 Nov 12 08:48:21 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   275.648d {+18h 22m 36s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -11.943d {-11d 56' 35"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 266.696d
SLEW_TIME:       31740.00 SOD {08:49:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16234 TJD;   308 DOY;   12/11/03
OBS_TIME:        540.00 [sec]   (=9.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        swift_gal_survey_1989 
TGT_NUM:         44212,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       218.91d {+14h 35m 37s}  -15.23d {-15d 13' 49"}
SUN_DIST:         55.28 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.8 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       90.61d {+06h 02m 27s}  +20.39d {+20d 23' 41"}
MOON_DIST:       170.17 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      83 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       19.03,  0.86 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      275.64, 11.39 [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 11.61,-7.18 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.73) 9.93 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.