[vsnet-grb 288911] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 14 Apr 16 08:12:44 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   194.046d {+12h 56m 11s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +56.850d {+56d 50' 59"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 343.023d
SLEW_TIME:       29580.00 SOD {08:13:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17492 TJD;   105 DOY;   16/04/14
OBS_TIME:        1020.00 [sec]   (=17.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mrk 231 
TGT_NUM:         32530,   Seg_Num: 42
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:        22.99d {+01h 31m 58s}   +9.61d {+09d 36' 34"}
SUN_DIST:        113.23 [deg]   Sun_angle= -11.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      118.17d {+07h 52m 42s}  +16.50d {+16d 30' 16"}
MOON_DIST:        68.63 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      52 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      121.62, 60.27 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      158.28, 55.18 [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 236.00,-15.72 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.