[vsnet-grb 462956] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 24 Oct 20 19:28:21 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   275.069d {+18h 20m 17s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -27.270d {-27d 16' 11"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 270.000d
SLEW_TIME:       70140.00 SOD {19:29:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       19146 TJD;   298 DOY;   20/10/24
OBS_TIME:        300.00 [sec]   (=5.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Comet 88P/Howell 
TGT_NUM:         13820,   Seg_Num: 3
MERIT:           95.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       209.68d {+13h 58m 44s}  -12.12d {-12d 06' 54"}
SUN_DIST:         63.02 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      320.55d {+21h 22m 11s}  -19.84d {-19d 50' 38"}
MOON_DIST:        41.83 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      63 [%]
GAL_COORDS:        5.21, -5.84 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      274.52, -3.91 [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 270.49,12.79 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.