[vsnet-grb 106141] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 28 Aug 09 19:49:25 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.809d {+14h 03m 14s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.393d {-41d 23' 35"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 294.468d
SLEW_TIME:       71400.00 SOD {19:50:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15071 TJD;   240 DOY;   09/08/28
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         90218,   Seg_Num: 44
MERIT:           84.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=4083=0xFF3
SUN_POSTN:       157.43d {+10h 29m 43s}   +9.45d {+09d 26' 49"}
SUN_DIST:         70.67 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      259.73d {+17h 18m 54s}  -26.46d {-26d 27' 17"}
MOON_DIST:        42.51 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      63 [%]
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 241.23,20.54 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.08 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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