[vsnet-grb 74534] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 31 May 08 23:25:30 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   288.913d {+19h 15m 39s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -24.185d {-24d 11' 04"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 102.124d
SLEW_TIME:       84360.00 SOD {23:26:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14617 TJD;   152 DOY;   08/05/31
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [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:        69.28d {+04h 37m 06s}  +22.07d {+22d 04' 15"}
SUN_DIST:        143.49 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.4 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       26.91d {+01h 47m 39s}  +16.16d {+16d 09' 49"}
MOON_DIST:       103.53 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      12 [%]
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 12.79,-15.48 [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.