[vsnet-grb 377906] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 24 Aug 18 13:59:22 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   243.948d {+16h 15m 48s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +22.256d {+22d 15' 20"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 284.386d
SLEW_TIME:       50400.00 SOD {14:00:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18354 TJD;   236 DOY;   18/08/24
OBS_TIME:        1680.00 [sec]   (=28.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        AT2018cow 
TGT_NUM:         10724,   Seg_Num: 106
MERIT:           76.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       153.39d {+10h 13m 33s}  +10.99d {+10d 59' 19"}
SUN_DIST:         86.56 [deg]   Sun_angle= -6.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      313.02d {+20h 52m 04s}  -17.95d {-17d 56' 54"}
MOON_DIST:        78.40 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      97 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       38.64, 43.64 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      236.42, 42.71 [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 225.25,16.48 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.