[vsnet-grb 79784] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 06 Aug 08 16:40:44 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   259.577d {+17h 18m 19s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -40.500d {-40d 29' 59"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 252.756d
SLEW_TIME:       60060.00 SOD {16:41:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14684 TJD;   219 DOY;   08/08/06
OBS_TIME:        600.00 [sec]   (=10.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        RXS J171824.2-402934 
TGT_NUM:         90056,   Seg_Num: 26
MERIT:           99.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       137.04d {+09h 08m 10s}  +16.46d {+16d 27' 34"}
SUN_DIST:        125.30 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      197.10d {+13h 08m 23s}  -12.32d {-12d 19' 00"}
MOON_DIST:        61.31 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      30 [%]
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 351.48,-1.32 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.