[vsnet-grb 134344] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 15 Oct 10 13:27:23 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   254.735d {+16h 58m 56s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -15.256d {-15d 15' 22"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 267.398d
SLEW_TIME:       48480.00 SOD {13:28:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15484 TJD;   288 DOY;   10/10/15
OBS_TIME:        1500.00 [sec]   (=25.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MAXI J1659-152 
TGT_NUM:         434928,   Seg_Num: 27
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       200.42d {+13h 21m 40s}   -8.60d {-08d 35' 58"}
SUN_DIST:         53.58 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      301.40d {+20h 05m 36s}  -18.25d {-18d 15' 06"}
MOON_DIST:        44.52 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      57 [%]
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 21.42,13.10 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.