[vsnet-grb 78673] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 24 Jul 08 23:50:39 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   345.833d {+23h 03m 20s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   +8.882d {+08d 52' 56"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  66.608d
SLEW_TIME:       85860.00 SOD {23:51:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14672 TJD;   207 DOY;   08/07/25
OBS_TIME:        540.00 [sec]   (=9.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SN2008ec 
TGT_NUM:         31245,   Seg_Num: 4
MERIT:           85.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=12525=0x30ED
SUN_POSTN:       124.70d {+08h 18m 47s}  +19.62d {+19d 37' 04"}
SUN_DIST:        130.36 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.3 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       18.73d {+01h 14m 55s}  +13.08d {+13d 04' 58"}
MOON_DIST:        32.43 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      59 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       83.13,-45.47 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      350.49, 13.76 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 344.19,-1.25 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.