[vsnet-grb 81828] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 03 Sep 08 09:41:47 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   259.576d {+17h 18m 18s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -40.495d {-40d 29' 43"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 263.104d
SLEW_TIME:       34920.00 SOD {09:42:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14712 TJD;   247 DOY;   08/09/03
OBS_TIME:        600.00 [sec]   (=10.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        RXS J171824.2-402934 
TGT_NUM:         90056,   Seg_Num: 30
MERIT:           99.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       162.71d {+10h 50m 50s}   +7.34d {+07d 20' 33"}
SUN_DIST:        100.09 [deg]   Sun_angle= -6.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      201.04d {+13h 24m 09s}  -14.02d {-14d 01' 16"}
MOON_DIST:        57.27 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      14 [%]
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 17.29,15.58 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.