[vsnet-grb 134607] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Oct 19 09:50:35 JST 2010


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 19 Oct 10 00:50:35 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   254.732d {+16h 58m 56s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -15.252d {-15d 15' 08"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 257.421d
SLEW_TIME:       3060.00 SOD {00:51:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15488 TJD;   292 DOY;   10/10/19
OBS_TIME:        1500.00 [sec]   (=25.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MAXI J1659-152 
TGT_NUM:         31843,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=8346=0x209A
SUN_POSTN:       203.66d {+13h 34m 39s}   -9.87d {-09d 52' 13"}
SUN_DIST:         50.18 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      340.65d {+22h 42m 36s}   -3.27d {-03d 15' 54"}
MOON_DIST:        85.06 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      86 [%]
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 180.20,13.96 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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