[vsnet-grb 84440] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 04 Oct 08 19:16:43 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   288.864d {+19h 15m 27s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -24.186d {-24d 11' 08"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 255.206d
SLEW_TIME:       69420.00 SOD {19:17:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14743 TJD;   278 DOY;   08/10/04
OBS_TIME:        720.00 [sec]   (=12.0 [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:       190.97d {+12h 43m 53s}   -4.72d {-04d 42' 57"}
SUN_DIST:         95.35 [deg]   Sun_angle= -6.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      252.12d {+16h 48m 30s}  -26.96d {-26d 57' 46"}
MOON_DIST:        33.26 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      27 [%]
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 273.95,18.34 [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.