[vsnet-grb 460608] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 02 Oct 20 02:22:42 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   252.713d {+16h 50m 51s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -26.145d {-26d 08' 43"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 278.000d
SLEW_TIME:       8580.00 SOD {02:23:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       19124 TJD;   276 DOY;   20/10/02
OBS_TIME:        420.00 [sec]   (=7.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Comet 88P/Howell 
TGT_NUM:         13742,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           95.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       188.60d {+12h 34m 24s}   -3.71d {-03d 42' 30"}
SUN_DIST:         65.48 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       12.69d {+00h 50m 45s}   +0.33d {+00d 19' 41"}
MOON_DIST:       116.52 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      100 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      355.33, 11.55 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      254.50, -3.63 [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 150.97,-7.12 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.