[vsnet-grb 65328] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 31 Jan 08 10:13:57 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    24.547d {+01h 38m 11s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +35.362d {+35d 21' 42"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 249.434d
SLEW_TIME:       36840.00 SOD {10:14:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14496 TJD;    31 DOY;   08/01/31
OBS_TIME:        540.00 [sec]   (=9.0 [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:       313.36d {+20h 53m 26s}  -17.50d {-17d 29' 43"}
SUN_DIST:         85.70 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.7 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      230.25d {+15h 20m 59s}  -23.87d {-23d 52' 09"}
MOON_DIST:       155.06 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      39 [%]
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 60.29,-19.46 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.