[vsnet-grb 241698] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 18 Sep 14 03:34:45 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   275.906d {+18h 23m 37s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -56.273d {-56d 16' 20"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 256.000d
SLEW_TIME:       12900.00 SOD {03:35:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16918 TJD;   261 DOY;   14/09/18
OBS_TIME:        420.00 [sec]   (=7.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        C/2013 A1 (Siding Spring) 
TGT_NUM:         33426,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           95.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=877=0x36D
SUN_POSTN:       175.55d {+11h 42m 13s}   +1.93d {+01d 55' 30"}
SUN_DIST:         97.51 [deg]   Sun_angle= -6.7 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      109.14d {+07h 16m 33s}  +16.96d {+16d 57' 50"}
MOON_DIST:       139.50 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      30 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      338.50,-18.63 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      273.90,-32.91 [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 147.36,-20.42 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.