[vsnet-grb 83735] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 25 Sep 08 19:43:17 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   130.229d {+08h 40m 55s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -45.038d {-45d 02' 15"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  55.301d
SLEW_TIME:       71040.00 SOD {19:44:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14734 TJD;   269 DOY;   08/09/25
OBS_TIME:        840.00 [sec]   (=14.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        IGR J08408-4503 
TGT_NUM:         30707,   Seg_Num: 14
MERIT:           87.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=9=0x9
SUN_POSTN:       182.85d {+12h 11m 23s}   -1.23d {-01d 13' 59"}
SUN_DIST:         63.60 [deg]   Sun_angle= 3.5 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      142.06d {+09h 28m 14s}  +14.69d {+14d 41' 20"}
MOON_DIST:        60.70 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      14 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      264.04, -1.92 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      154.93,-59.74 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 213.13,-18.37 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.71) 9.85 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.