[vsnet-grb 81421] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 28 Aug 08 17:43:27 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    10.733d {+00h 42m 56s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +41.290d {+41d 17' 25"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  36.280d
SLEW_TIME:       63840.00 SOD {17:44:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14706 TJD;   241 DOY;   08/08/28
OBS_TIME:        900.00 [sec]   (=15.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        M31N2008/08b 
TGT_NUM:         31255,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           89.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       157.57d {+10h 30m 17s}   +9.39d {+09d 23' 32"}
SUN_DIST:        120.76 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.8 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      131.31d {+08h 45m 16s}  +18.88d {+18d 52' 53"}
MOON_DIST:        98.42 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      6 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      121.21,-21.55 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       27.90, 33.35 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 68.63,-20.40 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.