[vsnet-grb 462177] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 17 Oct 20 12:10:28 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   267.783d {+17h 51m 08s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -27.288d {-27d 17' 15"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 272.000d
SLEW_TIME:       43860.00 SOD {12:11:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       19139 TJD;   291 DOY;   20/10/17
OBS_TIME:        420.00 [sec]   (=7.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Comet 88P/Howell 
TGT_NUM:         13771,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           95.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=877=0x36D
SUN_POSTN:       202.77d {+13h 31m 06s}   -9.52d {-09d 31' 28"}
SUN_DIST:         63.79 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      213.25d {+14h 13m 01s}   -9.41d {-09d 24' 36"}
MOON_DIST:        54.58 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      1 [%]
GAL_COORDS:        2.04, -0.19 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      268.03, -3.86 [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 10.41,-11.05 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.