[vsnet-grb 378646] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 31 Aug 18 19:17:51 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    82.655d {+05h 30m 37s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -73.275d {-73d 16' 28"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  78.687d
SLEW_TIME:       69480.00 SOD {19:18:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18361 TJD;   243 DOY;   18/08/31
OBS_TIME:        1020.00 [sec]   (=17.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        ASASSN-17pf 
TGT_NUM:         10446,   Seg_Num: 33
MERIT:           72.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=12485=0x30C5
SUN_POSTN:       159.97d {+10h 39m 54s}   +8.44d {+08d 26' 35"}
SUN_DIST:         94.51 [deg]   Sun_angle= 5.2 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       38.95d {+02h 35m 49s}   +9.76d {+09d 45' 34"}
MOON_DIST:        87.52 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      74 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      284.43,-31.68 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      287.17,-82.84 [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 205.96,-0.78 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.