[vsnet-grb 286225] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 15 Mar 16 07:04:25 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   194.071d {+12h 56m 17s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +56.849d {+56d 50' 58"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  14.735d
SLEW_TIME:       25500.00 SOD {07:05:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17462 TJD;    75 DOY;   16/03/15
OBS_TIME:        1020.00 [sec]   (=17.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mrk 231 
TGT_NUM:         32530,   Seg_Num: 27
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       355.53d {+23h 42m 08s}   -1.93d {-01d 56' 01"}
SUN_DIST:        123.17 [deg]   Sun_angle= 10.8 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       79.35d {+05h 17m 25s}  +17.76d {+17d 45' 30"}
MOON_DIST:        87.97 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      46 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      121.60, 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 251.00,19.42 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.