[vsnet-grb 84757] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 08 Oct 08 19:44:50 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   259.576d {+17h 18m 18s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -40.490d {-40d 29' 23"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 275.715d
SLEW_TIME:       71100.00 SOD {19:45:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14747 TJD;   282 DOY;   08/10/08
OBS_TIME:        900.00 [sec]   (=15.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        RXS J171824.2-402934 
TGT_NUM:         90056,   Seg_Num: 35
MERIT:           99.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       194.64d {+12h 58m 35s}   -6.25d {-06d 15' 13"}
SUN_DIST:         67.10 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      304.43d {+20h 17m 42s}  -21.02d {-21d 01' 22"}
MOON_DIST:        42.48 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      64 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      347.27, -1.64 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      261.71,-17.35 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 285.07,19.20 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.