[vsnet-grb 187489] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 17 Oct 12 02:59:53 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   257.264d {+17h 09m 03s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -36.407d {-36d 24' 24"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 274.479d
SLEW_TIME:       10800.00 SOD {03:00:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16217 TJD;   291 DOY;   12/10/17
OBS_TIME:        1680.00 [sec]   (=28.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        IGR J1709.1-3624 
TGT_NUM:         35096,   Seg_Num: 66
MERIT:           72.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       202.36d {+13h 29m 26s}   -9.36d {-09d 21' 47"}
SUN_DIST:         56.59 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.7 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      223.67d {+14h 54m 41s}  -17.71d {-17d 42' 36"}
MOON_DIST:        35.16 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      4 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      349.52,  2.22 [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 127.04,20.52 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.