[vsnet-grb 364546] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 26 Apr 18 08:59:49 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   277.941d {+18h 31m 46s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -14.315d {-14d 18' 54"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  81.000d
SLEW_TIME:       32400.00 SOD {09:00:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18234 TJD;   116 DOY;   18/04/26
OBS_TIME:        1020.00 [sec]   (=17.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        ASASSN-17hx 
TGT_NUM:         10186,   Seg_Num: 8
MERIT:           72.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=4655=0x122F
SUN_POSTN:        33.78d {+02h 15m 06s}  +13.55d {+13d 32' 59"}
SUN_DIST:        117.68 [deg]   Sun_angle= 7.7 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      172.82d {+11h 31m 18s}   +6.66d {+06d 39' 44"}
MOON_DIST:       106.49 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      85 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       17.97, -2.22 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      277.79,  8.91 [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 234.04,18.24 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.