[vsnet-grb 81347] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 27 Aug 08 21:54:24 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   259.576d {+17h 18m 18s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -40.496d {-40d 29' 43"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 262.790d
SLEW_TIME:       78900.00 SOD {21:55:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14705 TJD;   240 DOY;   08/08/27
OBS_TIME:        780.00 [sec]   (=13.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        RXS J171824.2-402934 
TGT_NUM:         90056,   Seg_Num: 29
MERIT:           99.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       156.82d {+10h 27m 16s}   +9.68d {+09d 41' 05"}
SUN_DIST:        106.07 [deg]   Sun_angle= -6.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      119.43d {+07h 57m 44s}  +22.58d {+22d 34' 36"}
MOON_DIST:       142.14 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      11 [%]
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 249.53,13.73 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.