[vsnet-grb 88880] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 01 Dec 08 09:03:59 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   324.167d {+21h 36m 40s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -64.731d {-64d 43' 49"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 266.123d
SLEW_TIME:       32640.00 SOD {09:04:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14801 TJD;   336 DOY;   08/12/01
OBS_TIME:        420.00 [sec]   (=7.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SWIFT J2136.8-6444 
TGT_NUM:         38085,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           50.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=4088=0xFF8
SUN_POSTN:       247.88d {+16h 31m 31s}  -21.88d {-21d 52' 50"}
SUN_DIST:         64.55 [deg]   Sun_angle= -5.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      291.29d {+19h 25m 09s}  -23.86d {-23d 51' 52"}
MOON_DIST:        46.10 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      12 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      328.30,-41.54 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      300.44,-46.91 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 72.11,7.56 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.20) 10.46 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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