[vsnet-grb 390978] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 23 Dec 18 12:01:46 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   159.110d {+10h 36m 26s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -59.589d {-59d 35' 19"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 111.925d
SLEW_TIME:       43320.00 SOD {12:02:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18475 TJD;   357 DOY;   18/12/23
OBS_TIME:        1500.00 [sec]   (=25.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        ASASSN-18fv 
TGT_NUM:         10640,   Seg_Num: 16
MERIT:           72.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       271.75d {+18h 06m 59s}  -23.43d {-23d 25' 34"}
SUN_DIST:         80.43 [deg]   Sun_angle= 7.5 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      102.75d {+06h 51m 01s}  +21.49d {+21d 29' 29"}
MOON_DIST:        93.29 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      99 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      286.60, -1.07 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      200.57,-59.66 [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 218.26,-20.44 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.08) 1.64 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.