[vsnet-grb 105664] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 21 Aug 09 15:54:25 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.809d {+14h 03m 14s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.392d {-41d 23' 30"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 290.897d
SLEW_TIME:       57300.00 SOD {15:55:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15064 TJD;   233 DOY;   09/08/21
OBS_TIME:        780.00 [sec]   (=13.0 [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:       150.86d {+10h 03m 27s}  +11.92d {+11d 55' 09"}
SUN_DIST:         76.76 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      165.56d {+11h 02m 15s}   +2.14d {+02d 08' 17"}
MOON_DIST:        59.91 [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 295.04,11.55 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.15 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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