[vsnet-grb 351455] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 31 Dec 17 05:11:31 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   287.380d {+19h 09m 31s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +41.003d {+41d 00' 10"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 176.232d
SLEW_TIME:       18720.00 SOD {05:12:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18118 TJD;   365 DOY;   17/12/31
OBS_TIME:        300.00 [sec]   (=5.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Swift J1909.5+4059 
TGT_NUM:         87171,   Seg_Num: 5
MERIT:           45.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       280.56d {+18h 42m 15s}  -23.08d {-23d 04' 51"}
SUN_DIST:         64.44 [deg]   Sun_angle= -0.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       72.18d {+04h 48m 42s}  +17.87d {+17d 52' 11"}
MOON_DIST:       112.59 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      95 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       72.02, 14.25 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      299.42, 62.68 [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 83.90,18.71 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.