[vsnet-grb 214574] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 07 Oct 13 19:13:31 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   147.490d {+09h 49m 58s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +16.090d {+16d 05' 22"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 123.000d
SLEW_TIME:       69240.00 SOD {19:14:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16572 TJD;   280 DOY;   13/10/07
OBS_TIME:        420.00 [sec]   (=7.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Comet C/2012 S1 ISON 
TGT_NUM:         32979,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       193.51d {+12h 54m 04s}   -5.78d {-05d 47' 02"}
SUN_DIST:         50.33 [deg]   Sun_angle= 3.1 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      227.82d {+15h 11m 17s}  -16.77d {-16d 45' 56"}
MOON_DIST:        85.53 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      9 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      218.04, 46.65 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      144.22,  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 164.10,-17.29 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.