[vsnet-grb 187981] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 23 Oct 12 17:40:20 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   257.351d {+17h 09m 24s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -26.655d {-26d 39' 19"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 265.595d
SLEW_TIME:       63660.00 SOD {17:41:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16223 TJD;   297 DOY;   12/10/23
OBS_TIME:        780.00 [sec]   (=13.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        XTE J1709-267 
TGT_NUM:         35717,   Seg_Num: 16
MERIT:           72.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       208.60d {+13h 54m 23s}  -11.72d {-11d 43' 20"}
SUN_DIST:         48.26 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      321.32d {+21h 25m 16s}   -9.64d {-09d 38' 22"}
MOON_DIST:        62.32 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      67 [%]
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 250.17,15.87 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.