[vsnet-grb 350943] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 26 Dec 17 15:06:16 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   242.165d {+16h 08m 40s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +12.352d {+12d 21' 08"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 148.664d
SLEW_TIME:       54420.00 SOD {15:07:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18113 TJD;   360 DOY;   17/12/26
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Swift J1608.6+1220 
TGT_NUM:         87148,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           45.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=12525=0x30ED
SUN_POSTN:       275.49d {+18h 21m 56s}  -23.34d {-23d 20' 25"}
SUN_DIST:         48.17 [deg]   Sun_angle= 2.2 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:        8.96d {+00h 35m 51s}   -0.70d {-00d 42' 00"}
MOON_DIST:       125.80 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      53 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       25.24, 41.64 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      237.19, 32.68 [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 279.58,4.65 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.