[vsnet-grb 134709] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 20 Oct 10 12:21:28 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   254.732d {+16h 58m 56s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -15.259d {-15d 15' 32"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 273.100d
SLEW_TIME:       44520.00 SOD {12:22:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15489 TJD;   293 DOY;   10/10/20
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MAXI J1659-152 
TGT_NUM:         31843,   Seg_Num: 4
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       205.06d {+13h 40m 13s}  -10.40d {-10d 24' 11"}
SUN_DIST:         48.73 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      356.69d {+23h 46m 46s}   +3.99d {+03d 59' 06"}
MOON_DIST:       102.43 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      94 [%]
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 44.85,-2.84 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.