[vsnet-grb 217021] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 07 Nov 13 17:08:49 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   177.974d {+11h 51m 54s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   +1.140d {+01d 08' 23"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 102.000d
SLEW_TIME:       61740.00 SOD {17:09:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16603 TJD;   311 DOY;   13/11/07
OBS_TIME:        420.00 [sec]   (=7.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Comet C/2012 (ISON) 
TGT_NUM:         33026,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           101.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=8771=0x2243
SUN_POSTN:       222.99d {+14h 51m 57s}  -16.47d {-16d 28' 00"}
SUN_DIST:         47.57 [deg]   Sun_angle= 3.0 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      282.23d {+18h 48m 55s}  -18.27d {-18d 16' 14"}
MOON_DIST:       103.69 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      22 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      271.66, 60.34 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      177.69,  0.24 [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 239.44,-16.40 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.