[vsnet-grb 133461] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 03 Oct 10 13:51:22 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   254.735d {+16h 58m 56s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -15.257d {-15d 15' 23"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 267.847d
SLEW_TIME:       49920.00 SOD {13:52:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15472 TJD;   276 DOY;   10/10/03
OBS_TIME:        1800.00 [sec]   (=30.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MAXI J1659-152 
TGT_NUM:         434928,   Seg_Num: 11
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=401=0x191
SUN_POSTN:       189.42d {+12h 37m 40s}   -4.06d {-04d 03' 23"}
SUN_DIST:         65.28 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      133.24d {+08h 52m 57s}  +14.43d {+14d 26' 01"}
MOON_DIST:       123.77 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      24 [%]
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 356.04,10.08 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.