[vsnet-grb 244443] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 23 Oct 14 04:40:52 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   264.342d {+17h 37m 22s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -22.922d {-22d 55' 20"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 280.000d
SLEW_TIME:       16860.00 SOD {04:41:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16953 TJD;   296 DOY;   14/10/23
OBS_TIME:        480.00 [sec]   (=8.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        C/2013 A1 Siding Spring 
TGT_NUM:         33504,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           95.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=279=0x117
SUN_POSTN:       207.62d {+13h 50m 29s}  -11.36d {-11d 21' 50"}
SUN_DIST:         55.30 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.8 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      199.82d {+13h 19m 17s}   -8.28d {-08d 16' 57"}
MOON_DIST:        63.58 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      1 [%]
GAL_COORDS:        4.14,  4.75 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      264.79,  0.41 [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 112.83,5.26 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.