[vsnet-grb 460609] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 02 Oct 20 02:29:27 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   252.752d {+16h 51m 01s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -26.130d {-26d 07' 47"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 278.000d
SLEW_TIME:       9000.00 SOD {02:30:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       19124 TJD;   276 DOY;   20/10/02
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Comet 88P/Howell 
TGT_NUM:         13743,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           95.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=880=0x370
SUN_POSTN:       188.61d {+12h 34m 25s}   -3.71d {-03d 42' 37"}
SUN_DIST:         65.51 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       12.74d {+00h 50m 58s}   +0.35d {+00d 21' 05"}
MOON_DIST:       116.55 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      100 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      355.37, 11.54 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      254.53, -3.61 [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 173.89,-14.62 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.