[vsnet-grb 383849] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 17 Oct 18 07:03:22 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   144.036d {+09h 36m 09s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   +6.258d {+06d 15' 27"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 109.000d
SLEW_TIME:       25440.00 SOD {07:04:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18408 TJD;   290 DOY;   18/10/17
OBS_TIME:        1380.00 [sec]   (=23.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        ASASSN-18xl 
TGT_NUM:         10915,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           72.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=8767=0x223F
SUN_POSTN:       202.09d {+13h 28m 22s}   -9.26d {-09d 15' 32"}
SUN_DIST:         59.64 [deg]   Sun_angle= 3.9 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      301.97d {+20h 07m 53s}  -19.97d {-19d 58' 28"}
MOON_DIST:       154.31 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      55 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      228.00, 39.21 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      144.26, -7.60 [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 355.31,7.69 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.