[vsnet-grb 460499] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 01 Oct 20 00:57:47 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   252.058d {+16h 48m 14s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -26.039d {-26d 02' 19"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 278.000d
SLEW_TIME:       3480.00 SOD {00:58:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       19123 TJD;   275 DOY;   20/10/01
OBS_TIME:        600.00 [sec]   (=10.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Comet 88P/Howell 
TGT_NUM:         13732,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           95.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=880=0x370
SUN_POSTN:       187.64d {+12h 30m 34s}   -3.30d {-03d 17' 54"}
SUN_DIST:         65.92 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:        1.14d {+00h 04m 34s}   -4.92d {-04d 55' 11"}
MOON_DIST:       104.49 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      99 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      355.05, 12.08 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      253.90, -3.60 [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 190.63,-10.45 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.