[vsnet-grb 184854] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 12 Sep 12 12:21:56 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   257.264d {+17h 09m 03s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -36.405d {-36d 24' 18"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 270.762d
SLEW_TIME:       44520.00 SOD {12:22:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16182 TJD;   256 DOY;   12/09/12
OBS_TIME:        480.00 [sec]   (=8.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        IGR J1709.1-3624 
TGT_NUM:         35096,   Seg_Num: 61
MERIT:           72.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       170.93d {+11h 23m 44s}   +3.91d {+03d 54' 25"}
SUN_DIST:         89.54 [deg]   Sun_angle= -5.8 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      126.08d {+08h 24m 19s}  +14.57d {+14d 34' 01"}
MOON_DIST:       131.63 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      15 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      349.52,  2.23 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      259.49,-13.43 [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 9.09,-9.02 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.