[vsnet-grb 65173] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 29 Jan 08 08:34:29 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    24.547d {+01h 38m 11s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +35.364d {+35d 21' 49"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 253.753d
SLEW_TIME:       30900.00 SOD {08:35:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14494 TJD;    29 DOY;   08/01/29
OBS_TIME:        720.00 [sec]   (=12.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SN2008a 
TGT_NUM:         31086,   Seg_Num: 16
MERIT:           87.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       311.23d {+20h 44m 56s}  -18.06d {-18d 03' 28"}
SUN_DIST:         87.63 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      205.70d {+13h 42m 48s}  -15.62d {-15d 37' 26"}
MOON_DIST:       160.20 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      58 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      133.57,-26.54 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       36.11, 23.34 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 120.39,-16.32 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.