[vsnet-grb 133661] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 06 Oct 10 02:53:19 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: 263.157d
SLEW_TIME:       10440.00 SOD {02:54:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15475 TJD;   279 DOY;   10/10/06
OBS_TIME:        1800.00 [sec]   (=30.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MAXI J1659-152 
TGT_NUM:         434928,   Seg_Num: 14
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=401=0x191
SUN_POSTN:       191.73d {+12h 46m 55s}   -5.04d {-05d 02' 09"}
SUN_DIST:         62.81 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      168.25d {+11h 13m 01s}   -0.15d {-00d 09' 00"}
MOON_DIST:        86.72 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      4 [%]
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 158.20,15.07 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.