[vsnet-grb 344800] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 27 Oct 17 05:20:32 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   173.174d {+11h 32m 42s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +53.086d {+53d 05' 09"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 135.959d
SLEW_TIME:       19260.00 SOD {05:21:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18053 TJD;   300 DOY;   17/10/27
OBS_TIME:        1020.00 [sec]   (=17.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC_3718 
TGT_NUM:         88179,   Seg_Num: 3
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       211.73d {+14h 06m 56s}  -12.84d {-12d 50' 40"}
SUN_DIST:         73.56 [deg]   Sun_angle= 2.6 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      297.85d {+19h 51m 25s}  -18.84d {-18d 50' 23"}
MOON_DIST:       125.45 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      43 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      146.96, 60.21 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      147.25, 44.84 [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 331.77,8.59 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.