[vsnet-grb 353000] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 15 Jan 18 17:09:28 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    11.339d {+00h 45m 21s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +41.913d {+41d 54' 45"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 246.949d
SLEW_TIME:       61800.00 SOD {17:10:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18133 TJD;    15 DOY;   18/01/15
OBS_TIME:        960.00 [sec]   (=16.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        M31N 2008-12a 
TGT_NUM:         10498,   Seg_Num: 15
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       297.47d {+19h 49m 53s}  -21.04d {-21d 02' 12"}
SUN_DIST:         92.89 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      281.22d {+18h 44m 53s}  -20.03d {-20d 02' 03"}
MOON_DIST:       103.52 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      2 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      121.72,-20.94 [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 15.36,-18.17 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.