[vsnet-grb 212898] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 15 Sep 13 11:27:28 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   257.351d {+17h 09m 24s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -26.658d {-26d 39' 26"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 270.359d
SLEW_TIME:       41280.00 SOD {11:28:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16550 TJD;   258 DOY;   13/09/15
OBS_TIME:        300.00 [sec]   (=5.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        XTE J1709-267 
TGT_NUM:         35717,   Seg_Num: 24
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       173.37d {+11h 33m 30s}   +2.86d {+02d 51' 47"}
SUN_DIST:         86.11 [deg]   Sun_angle= -5.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      300.72d {+20h 02m 53s}  -15.23d {-15d 13' 54"}
MOON_DIST:        41.68 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      80 [%]
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 131.46,-7.97 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.