[vsnet-grb 72299] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 26 Apr 08 22:39:59 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.837d {+14h 03m 21s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.407d {-41d 24' 26"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 168.789d
SLEW_TIME:       81600.00 SOD {22:40:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14582 TJD;   117 DOY;   08/04/26
OBS_TIME:        360.00 [sec]   (=6.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         90041,   Seg_Num: 6
MERIT:           99.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=9=0x9
SUN_POSTN:        34.71d {+02h 18m 50s}  +13.87d {+13d 52' 02"}
SUN_DIST:        152.23 [deg]   Sun_angle= -11.7 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      290.21d {+19h 20m 51s}  -25.14d {-25d 08' 35"}
MOON_DIST:        65.93 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      66 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      317.15, 19.47 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      223.72,-26.99 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 326.93,-6.40 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 1.57 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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