[vsnet-grb 317236] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 09 Mar 17 23:29:13 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    44.926d {+02h 59m 42s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +24.810d {+24d 48' 37"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 254.531d
SLEW_TIME:       84600.00 SOD {23:30:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17821 TJD;    68 DOY;   17/03/09
OBS_TIME:        300.00 [sec]   (=5.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Swift J0259.8+2448 
TGT_NUM:         87068,   Seg_Num: 10
MERIT:           45.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       350.43d {+23h 21m 43s}   -4.12d {-04d 07' 21"}
SUN_DIST:         60.53 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      139.40d {+09h 17m 35s}  +14.32d {+14d 19' 25"}
MOON_DIST:        87.74 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      92 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      156.57,-29.55 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       49.60,  7.47 [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 301.69,-2.32 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.