[vsnet-grb 134577] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 18 Oct 10 12:07:31 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   254.735d {+16h 58m 56s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -15.259d {-15d 15' 31"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 273.349d
SLEW_TIME:       43680.00 SOD {12:08:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15487 TJD;   291 DOY;   10/10/18
OBS_TIME:        1500.00 [sec]   (=25.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MAXI J1659-152 
TGT_NUM:         434928,   Seg_Num: 33
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       203.17d {+13h 32m 40s}   -9.68d {-09d 40' 41"}
SUN_DIST:         50.70 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      334.91d {+22h 19m 39s}   -5.81d {-05d 48' 41"}
MOON_DIST:        78.88 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      82 [%]
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 16.11,14.17 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.