[vsnet-grb 114310] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 25 Dec 09 22:54:50 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.857d {+14h 03m 26s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.378d {-41d 22' 40"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 101.181d
SLEW_TIME:       82500.00 SOD {22:55:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15190 TJD;   359 DOY;   09/12/25
OBS_TIME:        1560.00 [sec]   (=26.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         90218,   Seg_Num: 56
MERIT:           84.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=4083=0xFF3
SUN_POSTN:       274.67d {+18h 18m 41s}  -23.37d {-23d 22' 04"}
SUN_DIST:         55.40 [deg]   Sun_angle= 4.3 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       14.87d {+00h 59m 28s}  +12.08d {+12d 04' 35"}
MOON_DIST:       147.43 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      62 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      317.17, 19.49 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      223.72,-26.96 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 16.58,16.31 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 2.74 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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