[vsnet-grb 383854] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 17 Oct 18 08:31:52 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:       30720.00 SOD {08:32:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18408 TJD;   290 DOY;   18/10/17
OBS_TIME:        900.00 [sec]   (=15.0 [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:       202.15d {+13h 28m 36s}   -9.28d {-09d 16' 53"}
SUN_DIST:         59.70 [deg]   Sun_angle= 3.9 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      302.74d {+20h 10m 57s}  -19.88d {-19d 52' 56"}
MOON_DIST:       154.98 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      56 [%]
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 306.59,15.36 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.