[vsnet-grb 360662] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 23 Mar 18 04:35:18 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    52.292d {+03h 29m 10s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -23.984d {-23d 59' 00"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 281.858d
SLEW_TIME:       16560.00 SOD {04:36:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18200 TJD;    82 DOY;   18/03/23
OBS_TIME:        960.00 [sec]   (=16.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        ASASSN-18da 
TGT_NUM:         10582,   Seg_Num: 8
MERIT:           72.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=8767=0x223F
SUN_POSTN:         2.30d {+00h 09m 11s}   +0.99d {+00d 59' 42"}
SUN_DIST:         54.69 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       72.58d {+04h 50m 18s}  +17.95d {+17d 57' 01"}
MOON_DIST:        46.23 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      34 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      216.87,-54.43 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       41.91,-41.34 [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 87.07,-2.72 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.