[vsnet-grb 79371] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 01 Aug 08 16:11:37 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.808d {+14h 03m 14s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.377d {-41d 22' 35"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 284.659d
SLEW_TIME:       58320.00 SOD {16:12:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14679 TJD;   214 DOY;   08/08/01
OBS_TIME:        360.00 [sec]   (=6.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         90041,   Seg_Num: 34
MERIT:           99.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=9=0x9
SUN_POSTN:       132.21d {+08h 48m 50s}  +17.80d {+17d 48' 08"}
SUN_DIST:         93.60 [deg]   Sun_angle= -5.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      135.61d {+09h 02m 26s}  +17.34d {+17d 20' 26"}
MOON_DIST:        90.91 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      0 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      317.13, 19.51 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      223.68,-26.97 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 4.63,-12.73 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.79 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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