[vsnet-grb 337858] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 31 Aug 17 11:15:14 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   304.264d {+20h 17m 03s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +58.184d {+58d 11' 03"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 316.158d
SLEW_TIME:       40560.00 SOD {11:16:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17996 TJD;   243 DOY;   17/08/31
OBS_TIME:        300.00 [sec]   (=5.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SN 2017gas 
TGT_NUM:         10254,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       159.89d {+10h 39m 34s}   +8.48d {+08d 28' 36"}
SUN_DIST:        107.36 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      271.63d {+18h 06m 31s}  -19.20d {-19d 11' 48"}
MOON_DIST:        82.03 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      70 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       92.75, 12.49 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      348.25, 72.35 [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 161.26,-6.79 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.