[vsnet-grb 133582] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 05 Oct 10 02:47:49 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   254.736d {+16h 58m 57s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -15.254d {-15d 15' 14"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 262.064d
SLEW_TIME:       10080.00 SOD {02:48:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15474 TJD;   278 DOY;   10/10/05
OBS_TIME:        1800.00 [sec]   (=30.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MAXI J1659-152 
TGT_NUM:         434928,   Seg_Num: 13
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=348=0x15C
SUN_POSTN:       190.82d {+12h 43m 16s}   -4.65d {-04d 39' 00"}
SUN_DIST:         63.78 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      154.54d {+10h 18m 10s}   +5.97d {+05d 58' 21"}
MOON_DIST:       101.52 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      10 [%]
GAL_COORDS:        5.51, 16.55 [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 160.79,13.35 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.