[vsnet-grb 178404] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 23 Jun 12 14:48:44 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   257.360d {+17h 09m 26s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -26.638d {-26d 38' 17"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 220.495d
SLEW_TIME:       53340.00 SOD {14:49:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16101 TJD;   175 DOY;   12/06/23
OBS_TIME:        300.00 [sec]   (=5.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        XTE J1709-267 
TGT_NUM:         35717,   Seg_Num: 8
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:        92.75d {+06h 11m 01s}  +23.41d {+23d 24' 47"}
SUN_DIST:        165.86 [deg]   Sun_angle= -11.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      139.56d {+09h 18m 13s}  +10.41d {+10d 24' 43"}
MOON_DIST:       119.59 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      15 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      357.48,  7.93 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      258.70, -3.69 [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 172.16,16.52 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.