[vsnet-grb 133411] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 03 Oct 10 02:36:45 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: 266.388d
SLEW_TIME:       9420.00 SOD {02:37:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15472 TJD;   276 DOY;   10/10/03
OBS_TIME:        1800.00 [sec]   (=30.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MAXI J1659-152 
TGT_NUM:         434928,   Seg_Num: 11
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=401=0x191
SUN_POSTN:       188.99d {+12h 35m 58s}   -3.88d {-03d 52' 31"}
SUN_DIST:         65.74 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      126.63d {+08h 26m 30s}  +16.63d {+16d 37' 38"}
MOON_DIST:       130.38 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      29 [%]
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 164.05,8.64 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.