[vsnet-grb 69845] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 28 Mar 08 03:45:58 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   187.676d {+12h 30m 42s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +41.662d {+41d 39' 43"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  12.552d
SLEW_TIME:       13560.00 SOD {03:46:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14553 TJD;    88 DOY;   08/03/28
OBS_TIME:        420.00 [sec]   (=7.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SN2008ax 
TGT_NUM:         31155,   Seg_Num: 12
MERIT:           83.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=12525=0x30ED
SUN_POSTN:         7.20d {+00h 28m 48s}   +3.11d {+03d 06' 37"}
SUN_DIST:        135.27 [deg]   Sun_angle= 12.0 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      257.02d {+17h 08m 05s}  -27.73d {-27d 43' 58"}
MOON_DIST:        94.27 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      67 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      137.91, 74.86 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      166.86, 40.51 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 279.41,14.26 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.