[vsnet-grb 54908] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 22 Sep 07 18:58:16 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   224.422d {+14h 57m 41s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -43.126d {-43d 07' 31"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 295.397d
SLEW_TIME:       68340.00 SOD {18:59:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14365 TJD;   265 DOY;   07/09/22
OBS_TIME:        900.00 [sec]   (=15.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SWIFT J1457.8-4308 
TGT_NUM:         36621,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           50.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=10=0xA
SUN_POSTN:       179.44d {+11h 57m 46s}   +0.24d {+00d 14' 32"}
SUN_DIST:         59.21 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      308.88d {+20h 35m 31s}  -21.41d {-21d 24' 31"}
MOON_DIST:        71.53 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      80 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      326.12, 13.99 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      234.86,-25.09 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 238.71,-18.93 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=2.68) 9.27 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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