[vsnet-grb 477247] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 10 Mar 21 03:09:47 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    86.210d {+05h 44m 50s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   +4.136d {+04d 08' 11"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 266.000d
SLEW_TIME:       11400.00 SOD {03:10:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       19283 TJD;    69 DOY;   21/03/10
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Comet 141P/Macholz 2 
TGT_NUM:         14145,   Seg_Num: 3
MERIT:           95.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=880=0x370
SUN_POSTN:       350.60d {+23h 22m 23s}   -4.05d {-04d 03' 01"}
SUN_DIST:         96.16 [deg]   Sun_angle= -6.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      314.27d {+20h 57m 05s}  -21.60d {-21d 36' 09"}
MOON_DIST:       130.52 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      11 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      201.43,-12.79 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       86.00,-19.25 [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 201.02,20.47 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.09) 8.22 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.