[vsnet-grb 65338] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 31 Jan 08 13:24:43 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    24.547d {+01h 38m 11s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +35.363d {+35d 21' 46"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 251.951d
SLEW_TIME:       48300.00 SOD {13:25:00.00} 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:       313.49d {+20h 53m 58s}  -17.46d {-17d 27' 30"}
SUN_DIST:         85.58 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.7 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      231.90d {+15h 27m 37s}  -24.27d {-24d 16' 09"}
MOON_DIST:       154.00 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      37 [%]
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 3.68,-20.18 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.