[vsnet-grb 81563] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 30 Aug 08 19:00:49 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   220.675d {+14h 42m 42s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -25.000d {-25d 00' 00"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 291.259d
SLEW_TIME:       68460.00 SOD {19:01:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14708 TJD;   243 DOY;   08/08/30
OBS_TIME:        1740.00 [sec]   (=29.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        saa-cold-243-13 
TGT_NUM:         74199,   Seg_Num: 7
MERIT:           100.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=9=0x9
SUN_POSTN:       159.44d {+10h 37m 45s}   +8.66d {+08d 39' 27"}
SUN_DIST:         68.56 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      158.22d {+10h 32m 54s}   +7.25d {+07d 14' 47"}
MOON_DIST:        68.87 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      0 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      332.63, 31.38 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      225.93, -8.79 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 294.87,5.96 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.73) 7.13 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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