[vsnet-grb 133107] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 29 Sep 10 05:14:59 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   254.735d {+16h 58m 56s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -15.255d {-15d 15' 19"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 265.193d
SLEW_TIME:       18900.00 SOD {05:15:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15468 TJD;   272 DOY;   10/09/29
OBS_TIME:        1380.00 [sec]   (=23.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MAXI J1659-152 
TGT_NUM:         434928,   Seg_Num: 7
MERIT:           80.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       185.47d {+12h 21m 53s}   -2.37d {-02d 22' 00"}
SUN_DIST:         69.53 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       70.52d {+04h 42m 04s}  +24.34d {+24d 20' 34"}
MOON_DIST:       170.04 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      70 [%]
GAL_COORDS:        5.51, 16.54 [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 84.22,-15.26 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.