[vsnet-grb 133373] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 02 Oct 10 15:21:23 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   254.735d {+16h 58m 56s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -15.256d {-15d 15' 21"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 266.440d
SLEW_TIME:       55320.00 SOD {15:22:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15471 TJD;   275 DOY;   10/10/02
OBS_TIME:        1320.00 [sec]   (=22.0 [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:       188.57d {+12h 34m 16s}   -3.69d {-03d 41' 38"}
SUN_DIST:         66.20 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      119.94d {+07h 59m 47s}  +18.59d {+18d 35' 33"}
MOON_DIST:       136.88 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      34 [%]
GAL_COORDS:        5.50, 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 331.10,6.78 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.