[vsnet-grb 87712] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 16 Nov 08 12:12:22 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   284.275d {+18h 57m 06s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   +2.652d {+02d 39' 09"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 235.625d
SLEW_TIME:       43980.00 SOD {12:13:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14786 TJD;   321 DOY;   08/11/16
OBS_TIME:        660.00 [sec]   (=11.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        HESS J1857+026 
TGT_NUM:         37742,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           50.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       232.15d {+15h 28m 36s}  -18.90d {-18d 53' 49"}
SUN_DIST:         55.69 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      100.84d {+06h 43m 23s}  +25.92d {+25d 55' 21"}
MOON_DIST:       151.21 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      85 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       35.94, -0.05 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      285.81, 25.31 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 344.54,0.74 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.57) 7.51 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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