[vsnet-grb 241699] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 18 Sep 14 03:41:47 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   275.944d {+18h 23m 47s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -56.237d {-56d 14' 11"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 256.000d
SLEW_TIME:       13320.00 SOD {03:42:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16918 TJD;   261 DOY;   14/09/18
OBS_TIME:        660.00 [sec]   (=11.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        C/2013 A1 (Siding Spring) 
TGT_NUM:         33427,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           95.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=880=0x370
SUN_POSTN:       175.56d {+11h 42m 14s}   +1.92d {+01d 55' 24"}
SUN_DIST:         97.53 [deg]   Sun_angle= -6.7 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      109.20d {+07h 16m 48s}  +16.96d {+16d 57' 22"}
MOON_DIST:       139.52 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      30 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      338.54,-18.63 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      273.93,-32.88 [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 172.50,-18.98 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.