[vsnet-grb 243620] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 12 Oct 14 17:43:39 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   264.783d {+17h 39m 08s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -29.382d {-29d 22' 53"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 270.000d
SLEW_TIME:       63840.00 SOD {17:44:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16942 TJD;   285 DOY;   14/10/12
OBS_TIME:        480.00 [sec]   (=8.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        C/2013 A1 Siding Springs 
TGT_NUM:         33471,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           95.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=279=0x117
SUN_POSTN:       197.83d {+13h 11m 19s}   -7.56d {-07d 33' 38"}
SUN_DIST:         66.46 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       73.40d {+04h 53m 37s}  +18.21d {+18d 12' 47"}
MOON_DIST:       164.60 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      79 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      358.87,  0.97 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      265.43, -6.03 [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 256.38,17.93 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.