[vsnet-grb 185701] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 23 Sep 12 14:42:51 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   257.351d {+17h 09m 24s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -26.656d {-26d 39' 22"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 267.637d
SLEW_TIME:       52980.00 SOD {14:43:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16193 TJD;   267 DOY;   12/09/23
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        XTE J1709-267 
TGT_NUM:         35717,   Seg_Num: 12
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       180.89d {+12h 03m 33s}   -0.39d {-00d 23' 07"}
SUN_DIST:         77.92 [deg]   Sun_angle= -5.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      281.98d {+18h 47m 55s}  -19.47d {-19d 28' 05"}
MOON_DIST:        23.55 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      59 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      357.46,  7.93 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      258.69, -3.71 [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 3.25,-12.90 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.