[vsnet-grb 364456] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 25 Apr 18 12:11:46 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   245.119d {+16h 20m 29s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -50.002d {-50d 00' 07"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 134.665d
SLEW_TIME:       43920.00 SOD {12:12:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18233 TJD;   115 DOY;   18/04/25
OBS_TIME:        540.00 [sec]   (=9.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MAXI J1621-501 
TGT_NUM:         10670,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           72.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:        32.96d {+02h 11m 50s}  +13.27d {+13d 16' 11"}
SUN_DIST:        134.67 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.9 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      161.43d {+10h 45m 42s}  +10.45d {+10d 26' 53"}
MOON_DIST:        94.21 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      78 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      333.48,  0.05 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      252.15,-28.09 [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 167.16,20.60 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=4.02) 11.05 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.