[vsnet-grb 243649] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 13 Oct 14 00:13:36 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   264.753d {+17h 39m 01s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -29.225d {-29d 13' 28"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 275.000d
SLEW_TIME:       840.00 SOD {00:14:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16943 TJD;   286 DOY;   14/10/13
OBS_TIME:        960.00 [sec]   (=16.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        C/2013 A1 Siding Springs 
TGT_NUM:         33474,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           95.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=879=0x36F
SUN_POSTN:       198.08d {+13h 12m 19s}   -7.66d {-07d 39' 43"}
SUN_DIST:         66.15 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       77.09d {+05h 08m 22s}  +18.39d {+18d 23' 23"}
MOON_DIST:       166.98 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      76 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      358.99,  1.07 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      265.40, -5.87 [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 227.20,15.41 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.