[vsnet-grb 317798] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 15 Mar 17 16:22:23 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    44.926d {+02h 59m 42s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +24.809d {+24d 48' 32"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 257.616d
SLEW_TIME:       58980.00 SOD {16:23:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17827 TJD;    74 DOY;   17/03/15
OBS_TIME:        960.00 [sec]   (=16.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Swift J0259.8+2448 
TGT_NUM:         87068,   Seg_Num: 11
MERIT:           45.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=12525=0x30ED
SUN_POSTN:       355.66d {+23h 42m 40s}   -1.88d {-01d 52' 35"}
SUN_DIST:         54.90 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      210.03d {+14h 00m 06s}   -7.49d {-07d 29' 20"}
MOON_DIST:       157.37 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      91 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      156.57,-29.56 [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 349.23,-7.35 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.