[vsnet-grb 463057] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 25 Oct 20 19:18:46 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   276.062d {+18h 24m 15s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -27.239d {-27d 14' 19"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 269.000d
SLEW_TIME:       69540.00 SOD {19:19:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       19147 TJD;   299 DOY;   20/10/25
OBS_TIME:        420.00 [sec]   (=7.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Comet 88P/Howell 
TGT_NUM:         13832,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           95.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=877=0x36D
SUN_POSTN:       210.63d {+14h 02m 32s}  -12.46d {-12d 27' 20"}
SUN_DIST:         62.92 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      332.96d {+22h 11m 49s}  -16.26d {-16d 15' 37"}
MOON_DIST:        53.24 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      72 [%]
GAL_COORDS:        5.65, -6.61 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      275.40, -3.91 [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 259.34,11.17 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.