[vsnet-grb 84427] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 04 Oct 08 16:04:58 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   288.864d {+19h 15m 27s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -24.185d {-24d 11' 06"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 256.260d
SLEW_TIME:       57900.00 SOD {16:05:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14743 TJD;   278 DOY;   08/10/04
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        HD 179949 
TGT_NUM:         36405,   Seg_Num: 5
MERIT:           50.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       190.85d {+12h 43m 24s}   -4.66d {-04d 39' 53"}
SUN_DIST:         95.48 [deg]   Sun_angle= -6.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      250.36d {+16h 41m 26s}  -26.82d {-26d 49' 18"}
MOON_DIST:        34.84 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      26 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       13.44,-15.77 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      287.16, -1.86 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 326.82,18.92 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.25) 1.38 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.