[vsnet-grb 79414] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 02 Aug 08 03:42:54 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   259.577d {+17h 18m 18s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -40.500d {-40d 29' 58"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 253.350d
SLEW_TIME:       13380.00 SOD {03:43:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14680 TJD;   215 DOY;   08/08/02
OBS_TIME:        960.00 [sec]   (=16.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        RXS J171824.2-402934 
TGT_NUM:         90056,   Seg_Num: 25
MERIT:           99.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       132.67d {+08h 50m 42s}  +17.68d {+17d 40' 44"}
SUN_DIST:        129.33 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      142.20d {+09h 28m 49s}  +14.70d {+14d 42' 12"}
MOON_DIST:       120.31 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      1 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      347.26, -1.64 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      261.71,-17.36 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 250.01,8.90 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.