[vsnet-grb 134222] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 13 Oct 10 19:24:54 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   254.736d {+16h 58m 57s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -15.254d {-15d 15' 14"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 262.470d
SLEW_TIME:       69900.00 SOD {19:25:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15482 TJD;   286 DOY;   10/10/13
OBS_TIME:        1440.00 [sec]   (=24.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MAXI J1659-152 
TGT_NUM:         434928,   Seg_Num: 23
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=8346=0x209A
SUN_POSTN:       198.79d {+13h 15m 10s}   -7.95d {-07d 56' 57"}
SUN_DIST:         55.30 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.7 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      278.84d {+18h 35m 21s}  -23.05d {-23d 02' 50"}
MOON_DIST:        23.88 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      39 [%]
GAL_COORDS:        5.51, 16.55 [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 226.58,18.44 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.