[vsnet-grb 377991] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 25 Aug 18 09:25:39 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   243.948d {+16h 15m 48s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +22.257d {+22d 15' 27"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 282.184d
SLEW_TIME:       33960.00 SOD {09:26:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18355 TJD;   237 DOY;   18/08/25
OBS_TIME:        480.00 [sec]   (=8.0 [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:       154.13d {+10h 16m 31s}  +10.71d {+10d 42' 36"}
SUN_DIST:         85.99 [deg]   Sun_angle= -6.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      322.90d {+21h 31m 36s}  -15.93d {-15d 55' 54"}
MOON_DIST:        85.99 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      99 [%]
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 168.97,-16.88 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.