[vsnet-grb 352188] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 08 Jan 18 04:35:36 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    11.338d {+00h 45m 21s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +41.910d {+41d 54' 36"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 253.403d
SLEW_TIME:       16560.00 SOD {04:36:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18126 TJD;     8 DOY;   18/01/08
OBS_TIME:        900.00 [sec]   (=15.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        M31N 2008-12a 
TGT_NUM:         10498,   Seg_Num: 8
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       289.33d {+19h 17m 18s}  -22.25d {-22d 14' 50"}
SUN_DIST:         99.25 [deg]   Sun_angle= -5.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      189.87d {+12h 39m 29s}   +0.29d {+00d 17' 24"}
MOON_DIST:       137.67 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      58 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      121.72,-20.95 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       28.73, 33.69 [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 113.08,11.04 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.