[vsnet-grb 77147] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 05 Jul 08 12:15:49 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   259.579d {+17h 18m 19s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -40.505d {-40d 30' 17"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 239.804d
SLEW_TIME:       44160.00 SOD {12:16:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14652 TJD;   187 DOY;   08/07/05
OBS_TIME:        900.00 [sec]   (=15.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        RXS J171824.2-402934 
TGT_NUM:         90056,   Seg_Num: 18
MERIT:           99.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       105.03d {+07h 00m 06s}  +22.72d {+22d 43' 08"}
SUN_DIST:        152.24 [deg]   Sun_angle= -10.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      139.32d {+09h 17m 17s}  +16.03d {+16d 01' 30"}
MOON_DIST:       123.31 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      8 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      347.26, -1.65 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      261.72,-17.36 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 154.94,-7.57 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.