[vsnet-grb 378578] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 31 Aug 18 02:26:50 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   266.372d {+17h 45m 29s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -28.981d {-28d 58' 51"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 265.366d
SLEW_TIME:       8820.00 SOD {02:27:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18361 TJD;   243 DOY;   18/08/31
OBS_TIME:        300.00 [sec]   (=5.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        GALACTIC CENTER 
TGT_NUM:         94007,   Seg_Num: 140
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       159.34d {+10h 37m 21s}   +8.70d {+08d 41' 46"}
SUN_DIST:        109.32 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       30.30d {+02h 01m 12s}   +6.79d {+06d 47' 12"}
MOON_DIST:       122.57 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      80 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      359.95,  0.00 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      266.81, -5.58 [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 254.25,-9.93 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.