[vsnet-grb 134228] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Oct 14 06:00:32 JST 2010


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 13 Oct 10 21:00:31 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: 261.743d
SLEW_TIME:       75660.00 SOD {21:01:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15482 TJD;   286 DOY;   10/10/13
OBS_TIME:        1500.00 [sec]   (=25.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MAXI J1659-152 
TGT_NUM:         434928,   Seg_Num: 24
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       198.85d {+13h 15m 25s}   -7.97d {-07d 58' 26"}
SUN_DIST:         55.23 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.7 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      279.74d {+18h 38m 57s}  -22.92d {-22d 55' 10"}
MOON_DIST:        24.65 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      40 [%]
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 199.70,18.04 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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