[vsnet-grb 217028] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 07 Nov 13 18:32:24 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   178.079d {+11h 52m 19s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   +1.084d {+01d 05' 02"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 102.000d
SLEW_TIME:       66780.00 SOD {18:33:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16603 TJD;   311 DOY;   13/11/07
OBS_TIME:        120.00 [sec]   (=2.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Comet C/2012 (ISON) 
TGT_NUM:         33031,   Seg_Num: 3
MERIT:           101.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=321=0x141
SUN_POSTN:       223.05d {+14h 52m 11s}  -16.48d {-16d 29' 01"}
SUN_DIST:         47.51 [deg]   Sun_angle= 3.0 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      283.11d {+18h 52m 26s}  -18.16d {-18d 09' 41"}
MOON_DIST:       104.42 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      23 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      271.90, 60.34 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      177.81,  0.23 [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 173.65,-2.82 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.