[vsnet-grb 351231] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 28 Dec 17 18:12:16 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   242.166d {+16h 08m 40s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +12.351d {+12d 21' 05"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 145.087d
SLEW_TIME:       65580.00 SOD {18:13:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18115 TJD;   362 DOY;   17/12/28
OBS_TIME:        420.00 [sec]   (=7.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Swift J1608.6+1220 
TGT_NUM:         87148,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           45.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       277.84d {+18h 31m 23s}  -23.24d {-23d 14' 24"}
SUN_DIST:         49.68 [deg]   Sun_angle= 2.4 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       36.38d {+02h 25m 31s}   +9.00d {+08d 59' 50"}
MOON_DIST:       146.51 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      75 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       25.24, 41.64 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      237.19, 32.67 [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 249.73,15.10 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.