[vsnet-grb 185890] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 26 Sep 12 06:34:56 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   257.265d {+17h 09m 04s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -36.412d {-36d 24' 44"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 287.287d
SLEW_TIME:       23700.00 SOD {06:35:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16196 TJD;   270 DOY;   12/09/26
OBS_TIME:        360.00 [sec]   (=6.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        IGR J1709.1-3624 
TGT_NUM:         35096,   Seg_Num: 63
MERIT:           72.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       183.28d {+12h 13m 08s}   -1.42d {-01d 25' 17"}
SUN_DIST:         76.48 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      318.31d {+21h 13m 15s}  -10.78d {-10d 46' 42"}
MOON_DIST:        60.25 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      85 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      349.51,  2.22 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      259.49,-13.44 [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 16.66,-16.30 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.