[vsnet-grb 375694] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 05 Aug 18 13:55:47 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   243.953d {+16h 15m 49s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +22.245d {+22d 14' 41"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 297.774d
SLEW_TIME:       50160.00 SOD {13:56:00.00} 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:       135.57d {+09h 02m 18s}  +16.88d {+16d 52' 49"}
SUN_DIST:         99.94 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       52.14d {+03h 28m 33s}  +13.71d {+13d 42' 51"}
MOON_DIST:       142.20 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      41 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       38.63, 43.63 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      236.43, 42.70 [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 1.85,15.74 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.