[vsnet-grb 133955] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 10 Oct 10 01:27:51 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: 260.770d
SLEW_TIME:       5280.00 SOD {01:28:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15479 TJD;   283 DOY;   10/10/10
OBS_TIME:        1800.00 [sec]   (=30.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MAXI J1659-152 
TGT_NUM:         434928,   Seg_Num: 21
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=401=0x191
SUN_POSTN:       195.34d {+13h 01m 21s}   -6.54d {-06d 32' 23"}
SUN_DIST:         58.96 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      224.16d {+14h 56m 39s}  -20.73d {-20d 43' 46"}
MOON_DIST:        29.68 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      7 [%]
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 136.66,11.86 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.