[vsnet-grb 134771] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Oct 21 22:46:37 JST 2010


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 21 Oct 10 13:46:37 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   254.732d {+16h 58m 56s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -15.254d {-15d 15' 12"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 260.170d
SLEW_TIME:       49620.00 SOD {13:47:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15490 TJD;   294 DOY;   10/10/21
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MAXI J1659-152 
TGT_NUM:         31843,   Seg_Num: 6
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       206.06d {+13h 44m 13s}  -10.78d {-10d 46' 51"}
SUN_DIST:         47.69 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:        8.46d {+00h 33m 50s}   +9.08d {+09d 04' 58"}
MOON_DIST:       114.99 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      98 [%]
GAL_COORDS:        5.50, 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 322.54,14.92 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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