[vsnet-grb 80938] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 22 Aug 08 17:23:27 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   351.923d {+23h 27m 42s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   +6.511d {+06d 30' 40"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  31.765d
SLEW_TIME:       62640.00 SOD {17:24:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14700 TJD;   235 DOY;   08/08/22
OBS_TIME:        960.00 [sec]   (=16.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SWIFT J2327.6+0629 
TGT_NUM:         37336,   Seg_Num: 3
MERIT:           50.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=9=0x9
SUN_POSTN:       152.06d {+10h 08m 16s}  +11.48d {+11d 28' 49"}
SUN_DIST:        153.17 [deg]   Sun_angle= 10.7 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       39.12d {+02h 36m 29s}  +20.84d {+20d 50' 15"}
MOON_DIST:        47.71 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      64 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       88.82,-50.73 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      355.18,  9.18 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 137.03,-20.38 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=4.28) 8.94 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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