[vsnet-grb 105658] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 21 Aug 09 14:17:20 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.808d {+14h 03m 14s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.391d {-41d 23' 28"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 289.452d
SLEW_TIME:       51480.00 SOD {14:18:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15064 TJD;   233 DOY;   09/08/21
OBS_TIME:        840.00 [sec]   (=14.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         90218,   Seg_Num: 42
MERIT:           84.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=4083=0xFF3
SUN_POSTN:       150.80d {+10h 03m 12s}  +11.94d {+11d 56' 30"}
SUN_DIST:         76.82 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      164.67d {+10h 58m 42s}   +2.58d {+02d 34' 30"}
MOON_DIST:        60.80 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      2 [%]
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 317.39,10.80 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.18 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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