[vsnet-grb 134268] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 14 Oct 10 11:37:39 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   254.736d {+16h 58m 57s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -15.253d {-15d 15' 11"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 260.464d
SLEW_TIME:       41880.00 SOD {11:38:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15483 TJD;   287 DOY;   10/10/14
OBS_TIME:        1800.00 [sec]   (=30.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MAXI J1659-152 
TGT_NUM:         434928,   Seg_Num: 25
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=8346=0x209A
SUN_POSTN:       199.42d {+13h 17m 40s}   -8.20d {-08d 12' 02"}
SUN_DIST:         54.64 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.7 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      287.83d {+19h 11m 20s}  -21.53d {-21d 31' 46"}
MOON_DIST:        31.81 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      46 [%]
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 19.39,20.04 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.