[vsnet-grb 79993] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 09 Aug 08 21:25:39 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.808d {+14h 03m 14s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.377d {-41d 22' 34"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 284.888d
SLEW_TIME:       77160.00 SOD {21:26:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14687 TJD;   222 DOY;   08/08/09
OBS_TIME:        1680.00 [sec]   (=28.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         90041,   Seg_Num: 36
MERIT:           99.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=9=0x9
SUN_POSTN:       140.08d {+09h 20m 20s}  +15.55d {+15d 32' 44"}
SUN_DIST:         86.58 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.7 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      235.79d {+15h 43m 11s}  -25.08d {-25d 05' 01"}
MOON_DIST:        26.27 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      60 [%]
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 197.43,-18.18 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.80 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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