[vsnet-grb 133141] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 29 Sep 10 18:05:55 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   254.735d {+16h 58m 56s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -15.257d {-15d 15' 24"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 268.606d
SLEW_TIME:       65160.00 SOD {18:06:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15468 TJD;   272 DOY;   10/09/29
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [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:       185.96d {+12h 23m 49s}   -2.57d {-02d 34' 29"}
SUN_DIST:         69.01 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       78.14d {+05h 12m 34s}  +24.50d {+24d 29' 53"}
MOON_DIST:       170.28 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      65 [%]
GAL_COORDS:        5.50, 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 250.72,-14.42 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.