[vsnet-grb 133848] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 08 Oct 10 15:44:46 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   254.735d {+16h 58m 56s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -15.255d {-15d 15' 17"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 264.072d
SLEW_TIME:       56700.00 SOD {15:45:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15477 TJD;   281 DOY;   10/10/08
OBS_TIME:        1800.00 [sec]   (=30.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MAXI J1659-152 
TGT_NUM:         434928,   Seg_Num: 18
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=289=0x121
SUN_POSTN:       194.05d {+12h 56m 11s}   -6.01d {-06d 00' 21"}
SUN_DIST:         60.33 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      203.60d {+13h 34m 23s}  -14.84d {-14d 50' 15"}
MOON_DIST:        49.41 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      1 [%]
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 284.95,9.15 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.