[vsnet-grb 133329] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 02 Oct 10 02:37:20 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   254.735d {+16h 58m 56s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -15.255d {-15d 15' 16"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 263.666d
SLEW_TIME:       9480.00 SOD {02:38:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15471 TJD;   275 DOY;   10/10/02
OBS_TIME:        1380.00 [sec]   (=23.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MAXI J1659-152 
TGT_NUM:         434928,   Seg_Num: 10
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       188.09d {+12h 32m 21s}   -3.49d {-03d 29' 19"}
SUN_DIST:         66.71 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      112.31d {+07h 29m 15s}  +20.51d {+20d 30' 24"}
MOON_DIST:       144.08 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      40 [%]
GAL_COORDS:        5.51, 16.54 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      255.16,  7.40 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice to a preplanned target.  
COMMENTS:        Note that preplanned targets are overriden by any new BAT Automated Target.  
COMMENTS:        Note that preplanned targets are overriden by any TOO Target if the TOO has a higher Merit Value.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 187.32,13.40 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.