[vsnet-grb 175976] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 23 May 12 18:52:53 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   257.400d {+17h 09m 36s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -26.652d {-26d 39' 08"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 101.484d
SLEW_TIME:       67980.00 SOD {18:53:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16070 TJD;   144 DOY;   12/05/23
OBS_TIME:        540.00 [sec]   (=9.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        XTE J1709-267 
TGT_NUM:         35717,   Seg_Num: 7
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:        60.98d {+04h 03m 56s}  +20.76d {+20d 45' 42"}
SUN_DIST:        163.71 [deg]   Sun_angle= 10.9 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       93.98d {+06h 15m 54s}  +20.84d {+20d 50' 22"}
MOON_DIST:       163.93 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      7 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      357.49,  7.90 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      258.73, -3.70 [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 14.07,11.57 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.