[vsnet-grb 133928] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 09 Oct 10 15:49:39 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   254.736d {+16h 58m 57s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -15.254d {-15d 15' 12"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 260.742d
SLEW_TIME:       57000.00 SOD {15:50:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15478 TJD;   282 DOY;   10/10/09
OBS_TIME:        1800.00 [sec]   (=30.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MAXI J1659-152 
TGT_NUM:         434928,   Seg_Num: 20
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=348=0x15C
SUN_POSTN:       194.97d {+12h 59m 52s}   -6.39d {-06d 23' 14"}
SUN_DIST:         59.35 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      218.21d {+14h 32m 51s}  -19.29d {-19d 17' 27"}
MOON_DIST:        35.19 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      5 [%]
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 280.99,10.82 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.