[vsnet-grb 377914] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 24 Aug 18 15:39:52 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   243.949d {+16h 15m 48s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +22.254d {+22d 15' 13"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 286.594d
SLEW_TIME:       56400.00 SOD {15:40:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18354 TJD;   236 DOY;   18/08/24
OBS_TIME:        840.00 [sec]   (=14.0 [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:       153.45d {+10h 13m 49s}  +10.96d {+10d 57' 53"}
SUN_DIST:         86.51 [deg]   Sun_angle= -6.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      313.87d {+20h 55m 30s}  -17.79d {-17d 47' 39"}
MOON_DIST:        79.05 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      97 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       38.64, 43.63 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      236.42, 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 20.48,-18.72 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.