[vsnet-grb 104228] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 31 Jul 09 20:13:41 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.810d {+14h 03m 14s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.395d {-41d 23' 40"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 297.760d
SLEW_TIME:       72840.00 SOD {20:14:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15043 TJD;   212 DOY;   09/07/31
OBS_TIME:        600.00 [sec]   (=10.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         90218,   Seg_Num: 36
MERIT:           84.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=4083=0xFF3
SUN_POSTN:       131.17d {+08h 44m 41s}  +18.07d {+18d 04' 26"}
SUN_DIST:         94.53 [deg]   Sun_angle= -5.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      250.21d {+16h 40m 51s}  -26.23d {-26d 13' 39"}
MOON_DIST:        35.59 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      78 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      317.13, 19.49 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      223.69,-26.99 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 225.97,-14.84 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.01 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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