[vsnet-grb 460600] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 02 Oct 20 00:46:42 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   252.648d {+16h 50m 35s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -26.137d {-26d 08' 12"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 278.000d
SLEW_TIME:       2820.00 SOD {00:47:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       19124 TJD;   276 DOY;   20/10/02
OBS_TIME:        420.00 [sec]   (=7.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Comet 88P/Howell 
TGT_NUM:         13740,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           95.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       188.54d {+12h 34m 10s}   -3.68d {-03d 40' 57"}
SUN_DIST:         65.49 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       11.97d {+00h 47m 52s}   -0.00d {-00d 00' 10"}
MOON_DIST:       115.79 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      100 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      355.30, 11.61 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      254.44, -3.63 [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 173.83,-6.55 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.