[vsnet-grb 377439] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 21 Aug 18 03:17:31 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   308.096d {+20h 32m 23s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +40.934d {+40d 56' 04"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 338.903d
SLEW_TIME:       11880.00 SOD {03:18:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18351 TJD;   233 DOY;   18/08/21
OBS_TIME:        480.00 [sec]   (=8.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Cyg X-3 
TGT_NUM:         31922,   Seg_Num: 79
MERIT:           70.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       150.21d {+10h 00m 52s}  +12.15d {+12d 09' 08"}
SUN_DIST:        123.11 [deg]   Sun_angle= -10.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      269.79d {+17h 59m 09s}  -20.28d {-20d 16' 38"}
MOON_DIST:        70.92 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      76 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       79.82,  0.69 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      328.57, 56.89 [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 233.61,-18.69 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.