[vsnet-grb 286804] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 21 Mar 16 22:49:52 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   194.066d {+12h 56m 16s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +56.849d {+56d 50' 56"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:   9.168d
SLEW_TIME:       82200.00 SOD {22:50:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17468 TJD;    81 DOY;   16/03/21
OBS_TIME:        480.00 [sec]   (=8.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mrk 231 
TGT_NUM:         32530,   Seg_Num: 30
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:         1.61d {+00h 06m 26s}   +0.70d {+00d 41' 49"}
SUN_DIST:        121.64 [deg]   Sun_angle= 11.2 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      165.58d {+11h 02m 20s}   +5.51d {+05d 30' 25"}
MOON_DIST:        56.01 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      98 [%]
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 51.55,7.91 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.