[vsnet-grb 285779] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 09 Mar 16 21:58:33 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   194.073d {+12h 56m 18s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +56.850d {+56d 50' 59"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  18.268d
SLEW_TIME:       79140.00 SOD {21:59:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17456 TJD;    69 DOY;   16/03/09
OBS_TIME:        1020.00 [sec]   (=17.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mrk 231 
TGT_NUM:         32530,   Seg_Num: 24
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       350.59d {+23h 22m 22s}   -4.05d {-04d 03' 08"}
SUN_DIST:        124.05 [deg]   Sun_angle= 10.4 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:        1.70d {+00h 06m 48s}   -0.16d {-00d 09' 48"}
MOON_DIST:       122.51 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      1 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      121.59, 60.27 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      158.30, 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 58.75,17.69 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.