[vsnet-grb 383543] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 14 Oct 18 23:28:37 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   243.957d {+16h 15m 50s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +22.297d {+22d 17' 50"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 234.328d
SLEW_TIME:       84540.00 SOD {23:29:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18405 TJD;   287 DOY;   18/10/14
OBS_TIME:        720.00 [sec]   (=12.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        AT2018cow 
TGT_NUM:         10724,   Seg_Num: 107
MERIT:           76.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=12525=0x30ED
SUN_POSTN:       199.93d {+13h 19m 44s}   -8.41d {-08d 24' 23"}
SUN_DIST:         53.08 [deg]   Sun_angle= -2.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      272.42d {+18h 09m 41s}  -20.92d {-20d 55' 00"}
MOON_DIST:        51.22 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      33 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       38.70, 43.64 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      236.42, 42.75 [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 155.99,-2.71 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.