[vsnet-grb 342998] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 12 Oct 17 08:48:43 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   241.689d {+16h 06m 45s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +12.525d {+12d 31' 29"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 238.092d
SLEW_TIME:       31740.00 SOD {08:49:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18038 TJD;   285 DOY;   17/10/12
OBS_TIME:        480.00 [sec]   (=8.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Swift J1606.8+1231 
TGT_NUM:         87147,   Seg_Num: 3
MERIT:           45.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       197.74d {+13h 10m 58s}   -7.52d {-07d 31' 25"}
SUN_DIST:         48.23 [deg]   Sun_angle= -2.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      108.22d {+07h 12m 53s}  +19.34d {+19d 20' 07"}
MOON_DIST:       124.38 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      52 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       25.18, 42.13 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      236.60, 32.74 [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 61.59,0.23 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.