[vsnet-grb 145554] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 27 Mar 11 16:41:50 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   254.782d {+16h 59m 08s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -15.259d {-15d 15' 30"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  88.192d
SLEW_TIME:       60120.00 SOD {16:42:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15647 TJD;    86 DOY;   11/03/27
OBS_TIME:        900.00 [sec]   (=15.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MAXI J1659-152 
TGT_NUM:         31843,   Seg_Num: 12
MERIT:           64.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=12525=0x30ED
SUN_POSTN:         6.12d {+00h 24m 29s}   +2.65d {+02d 38' 45"}
SUN_DIST:        111.12 [deg]   Sun_angle= 7.4 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      291.87d {+19h 27m 28s}  -19.97d {-19d 58' 17"}
MOON_DIST:        35.44 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      38 [%]
GAL_COORDS:        5.53, 16.51 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      255.20,  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 189.36,-7.46 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.