[vsnet-grb 284702] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 26 Feb 16 19:27:27 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   194.083d {+12h 56m 20s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +56.852d {+56d 51' 08"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  31.350d
SLEW_TIME:       70080.00 SOD {19:28:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17444 TJD;    57 DOY;   16/02/26
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mrk 231 
TGT_NUM:         32530,   Seg_Num: 18
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       339.31d {+22h 37m 15s}   -8.71d {-08d 42' 19"}
SUN_DIST:        124.80 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.7 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      201.41d {+13h 25m 39s}   -6.04d {-06d 02' 34"}
MOON_DIST:        63.08 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      86 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      121.58, 60.26 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      158.31, 55.19 [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 70.80,-18.57 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.