[vsnet-grb 377966] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 25 Aug 18 02:33:52 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   243.949d {+16h 15m 48s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +22.255d {+22d 15' 19"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 284.651d
SLEW_TIME:       9240.00 SOD {02:34:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18355 TJD;   237 DOY;   18/08/25
OBS_TIME:        1800.00 [sec]   (=30.0 [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:       153.87d {+10h 15m 29s}  +10.81d {+10d 48' 31"}
SUN_DIST:         86.19 [deg]   Sun_angle= -6.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      319.43d {+21h 17m 43s}  -16.70d {-16d 41' 57"}
MOON_DIST:        83.30 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      98 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       38.64, 43.64 [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 159.96,-4.29 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.