[vsnet-grb 345311] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 01 Nov 17 18:09:55 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   279.490d {+18h 37m 58s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   -6.916d {-06d 54' 57"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 246.907d
SLEW_TIME:       65400.00 SOD {18:10:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18058 TJD;   305 DOY;   17/11/01
OBS_TIME:        1800.00 [sec]   (=30.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        PSR J1838-0655 
TGT_NUM:         34977,   Seg_Num: 22
MERIT:           76.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       217.11d {+14h 28m 27s}  -14.66d {-14d 39' 29"}
SUN_DIST:         61.83 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:        7.36d {+00h 29m 27s}   -0.73d {-00d 43' 36"}
MOON_DIST:        87.56 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      92 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       25.24, -0.17 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      279.81, 16.20 [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 248.86,-15.96 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.