[vsnet-grb 74436] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 30 May 08 17:07:15 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   288.913d {+19h 15m 39s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -24.184d {-24d 11' 02"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 101.015d
SLEW_TIME:       61680.00 SOD {17:08:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14616 TJD;   151 DOY;   08/05/30
OBS_TIME:        360.00 [sec]   (=6.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        HD 179949 
TGT_NUM:         36405,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           50.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:        67.98d {+04h 31m 56s}  +21.90d {+21d 53' 44"}
SUN_DIST:        142.28 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.3 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:        9.80d {+00h 39m 13s}   +8.56d {+08d 33' 50"}
MOON_DIST:        85.19 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      23 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       13.46,-15.81 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      287.21, -1.87 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 189.62,9.66 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.25) 1.37 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.