[vsnet-grb 383988] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 18 Oct 18 18:53:39 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   282.974d {+18h 51m 54s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   -1.814d {-01d 48' 50"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 252.659d
SLEW_TIME:       68040.00 SOD {18:54:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18409 TJD;   291 DOY;   18/10/18
OBS_TIME:        480.00 [sec]   (=8.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        GRO J1008-57 
TGT_NUM:         88812,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       203.49d {+13h 33m 57s}   -9.80d {-09d 48' 08"}
SUN_DIST:         79.58 [deg]   Sun_angle= -5.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      320.28d {+21h 21m 07s}  -16.85d {-16d 51' 09"}
MOON_DIST:        39.43 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      69 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       31.37, -0.93 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      283.91, 21.00 [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 351.07,-5.84 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.