[vsnet-grb 460732] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 03 Oct 20 10:09:19 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   253.981d {+16h 55m 55s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -26.303d {-26d 18' 12"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 278.000d
SLEW_TIME:       36600.00 SOD {10:10:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       19125 TJD;   277 DOY;   20/10/03
OBS_TIME:        300.00 [sec]   (=5.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Comet 88P/Howell 
TGT_NUM:         13744,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           95.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       189.80d {+12h 39m 13s}   -4.22d {-04d 13' 12"}
SUN_DIST:         65.33 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       27.09d {+01h 48m 21s}   +6.80d {+06d 48' 11"}
MOON_DIST:       131.07 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      98 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      355.92, 10.56 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      255.65, -3.66 [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 10.38,-2.20 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.