[vsnet-grb 87664] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 15 Nov 08 04:06:19 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   287.154d {+19h 08m 37s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   +6.169d {+06d 10' 08"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 236.301d
SLEW_TIME:       14760.00 SOD {04:06:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14785 TJD;   320 DOY;   08/11/15
OBS_TIME:        960.00 [sec]   (=16.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MGRO J1908+06 
TGT_NUM:         37746,   Seg_Num: 4
MERIT:           50.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       230.77d {+15h 23m 05s}  -18.56d {-18d 33' 46"}
SUN_DIST:         60.92 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.8 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       78.53d {+05h 14m 07s}  +27.09d {+27d 05' 21"}
MOON_DIST:       136.64 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      95 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       40.38, -0.99 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      289.48, 28.46 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 111.75,-1.11 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.22) 8.08 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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