[vsnet-grb 377864] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 24 Aug 18 04:57:14 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   340.916d {+22h 43m 40s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -16.964d {-16d 57' 49"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 210.273d
SLEW_TIME:       17880.00 SOD {04:58:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18354 TJD;   236 DOY;   18/08/24
OBS_TIME:        1320.00 [sec]   (=22.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        ASASSN-18jd 
TGT_NUM:         10680,   Seg_Num: 24
MERIT:           72.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=8767=0x223F
SUN_POSTN:       153.04d {+10h 12m 10s}  +11.12d {+11d 07' 03"}
SUN_DIST:        170.25 [deg]   Sun_angle= 11.5 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      308.37d {+20h 33m 29s}  -18.71d {-18d 42' 46"}
MOON_DIST:        31.24 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      95 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       45.24,-58.80 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      335.97, -8.24 [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 285.69,-5.19 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.