[vsnet-grb 375670] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 05 Aug 18 12:19:39 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   243.956d {+16h 15m 49s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +22.241d {+22d 14' 27"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 302.861d
SLEW_TIME:       44400.00 SOD {12:20:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18335 TJD;   217 DOY;   18/08/05
OBS_TIME:        840.00 [sec]   (=14.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        AT2018cow 
TGT_NUM:         10724,   Seg_Num: 100
MERIT:           70.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=12525=0x30ED
SUN_POSTN:       135.51d {+09h 02m 02s}  +16.90d {+16d 53' 55"}
SUN_DIST:         99.99 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       51.24d {+03h 24m 58s}  +13.46d {+13d 27' 44"}
MOON_DIST:       142.16 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      42 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       38.62, 43.62 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      236.43, 42.69 [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 23.54,15.05 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.