[vsnet-grb 214569] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 07 Oct 13 17:33:14 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   147.450d {+09h 49m 48s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +16.106d {+16d 06' 22"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 123.000d
SLEW_TIME:       63240.00 SOD {17:34:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16572 TJD;   280 DOY;   13/10/07
OBS_TIME:        720.00 [sec]   (=12.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Comet C/2012 S1 ISON 
TGT_NUM:         32978,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=279=0x117
SUN_POSTN:       193.45d {+12h 53m 48s}   -5.76d {-05d 45' 26"}
SUN_DIST:         50.30 [deg]   Sun_angle= 3.1 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      226.82d {+15h 07m 16s}  -16.59d {-16d 35' 18"}
MOON_DIST:        84.61 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      9 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      218.00, 46.62 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      144.17,  2.80 [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 172.86,-19.72 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.