[vsnet-grb 83853] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 27 Sep 08 16:38:17 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   130.232d {+08h 40m 56s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -45.043d {-45d 02' 33"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  68.664d
SLEW_TIME:       59940.00 SOD {16:39:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14736 TJD;   271 DOY;   08/09/27
OBS_TIME:        480.00 [sec]   (=8.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        IGR J08408-4503 
TGT_NUM:         30707,   Seg_Num: 16
MERIT:           87.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=9=0x9
SUN_POSTN:       184.53d {+12h 18m 08s}   -1.96d {-01d 57' 42"}
SUN_DIST:         64.10 [deg]   Sun_angle= 3.6 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      165.13d {+11h 00m 32s}   +3.72d {+03d 43' 28"}
MOON_DIST:        57.83 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      3 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      264.04, -1.92 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      154.93,-59.75 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 243.47,-18.56 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.71) 9.61 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.