[vsnet-grb 133807] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 08 Oct 10 02:52:51 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   254.736d {+16h 58m 57s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -15.254d {-15d 15' 13"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 261.829d
SLEW_TIME:       10380.00 SOD {02:53:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15477 TJD;   281 DOY;   10/10/08
OBS_TIME:        1800.00 [sec]   (=30.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MAXI J1659-152 
TGT_NUM:         434928,   Seg_Num: 17
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=289=0x121
SUN_POSTN:       193.56d {+12h 54m 14s}   -5.80d {-05d 48' 05"}
SUN_DIST:         60.85 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      195.95d {+13h 03m 49s}  -12.04d {-12d 02' 22"}
MOON_DIST:        57.20 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      0 [%]
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 115.36,6.86 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.