[vsnet-grb 65480] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 02 Feb 08 08:34:14 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:     4.389d {+00h 17m 33s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   +1.636d {+01d 38' 11"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 236.827d
SLEW_TIME:       30900.00 SOD {08:35:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14498 TJD;    33 DOY;   08/02/02
OBS_TIME:        300.00 [sec]   (=5.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SWIFT J0017.6+0139 
TGT_NUM:         37296,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           50.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=12525=0x30ED
SUN_POSTN:       315.33d {+21h 01m 19s}  -16.95d {-16d 57' 01"}
SUN_DIST:         51.93 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      255.46d {+17h 01m 50s}  -27.77d {-27d 46' 29"}
MOON_DIST:       107.58 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      22 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      105.75,-60.10 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:        4.68, -0.24 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 23.91,-18.58 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.17) 4.77 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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