[vsnet-grb 187985] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 23 Oct 12 19:16:42 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   257.351d {+17h 09m 24s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -26.659d {-26d 39' 31"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 273.115d
SLEW_TIME:       69420.00 SOD {19:17:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16223 TJD;   297 DOY;   12/10/23
OBS_TIME:        360.00 [sec]   (=6.0 [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:       208.66d {+13h 54m 39s}  -11.75d {-11d 44' 44"}
SUN_DIST:         48.19 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      322.16d {+21h 28m 39s}   -9.35d {-09d 21' 15"}
MOON_DIST:        63.19 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      68 [%]
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 226.20,15.72 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.