[vsnet-grb 460498] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 01 Oct 20 00:52:32 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   252.019d {+16h 48m 05s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -26.054d {-26d 03' 14"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 278.000d
SLEW_TIME:       3180.00 SOD {00:53:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       19123 TJD;   275 DOY;   20/10/01
OBS_TIME:        300.00 [sec]   (=5.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Comet 88P/Howell 
TGT_NUM:         13731,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           95.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       187.64d {+12h 30m 33s}   -3.30d {-03d 17' 49"}
SUN_DIST:         65.89 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:        1.10d {+00h 04m 24s}   -4.94d {-04d 56' 15"}
MOON_DIST:       104.47 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      99 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      355.01, 12.10 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      253.87, -3.62 [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 173.76,-4.21 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.