[vsnet-grb 81179] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 25 Aug 08 20:37:45 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   345.812d {+23h 03m 15s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   +8.897d {+08d 53' 50"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:   3.253d
SLEW_TIME:       74280.00 SOD {20:38:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14703 TJD;   238 DOY;   08/08/25
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SN2008ec 
TGT_NUM:         31245,   Seg_Num: 217
MERIT:           82.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=12509=0x30DD
SUN_POSTN:       154.94d {+10h 19m 46s}  +10.40d {+10d 24' 15"}
SUN_DIST:        157.78 [deg]   Sun_angle= 11.3 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       87.48d {+05h 49m 55s}  +27.47d {+27d 28' 14"}
MOON_DIST:        95.96 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      29 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       83.11,-45.45 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      350.48, 13.78 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 15.83,-16.01 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.