[vsnet-grb 65320] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 31 Jan 08 06:58:16 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    24.547d {+01h 38m 11s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +35.361d {+35d 21' 41"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 248.638d
SLEW_TIME:       25140.00 SOD {06:59:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14496 TJD;    31 DOY;   08/01/31
OBS_TIME:        660.00 [sec]   (=11.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SN2008a 
TGT_NUM:         31086,   Seg_Num: 18
MERIT:           87.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=8760=0x2238
SUN_POSTN:       313.22d {+20h 52m 53s}  -17.53d {-17d 31' 58"}
SUN_DIST:         85.83 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.8 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      228.56d {+15h 14m 14s}  -23.44d {-23d 26' 26"}
MOON_DIST:       156.09 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      40 [%]
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 97.88,-20.42 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.