[vsnet-grb 241685] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 18 Sep 14 00:28:54 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   276.075d {+18h 24m 18s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -56.469d {-56d 28' 08"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 256.000d
SLEW_TIME:       1740.00 SOD {00:29:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16918 TJD;   261 DOY;   14/09/18
OBS_TIME:        300.00 [sec]   (=5.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        C/2013 A1 (Siding Spring) 
TGT_NUM:         33424,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           95.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=4097=0x1001
SUN_POSTN:       175.44d {+11h 41m 45s}   +1.98d {+01d 58' 30"}
SUN_DIST:         97.68 [deg]   Sun_angle= -6.7 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      107.54d {+07h 10m 10s}  +17.16d {+17d 09' 47"}
MOON_DIST:       139.81 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      32 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      338.34,-18.79 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      274.00,-33.11 [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 218.09,-19.41 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.