[vsnet-grb 90285] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 23 Jan 09 15:33:28 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.855d {+14h 03m 25s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.393d {-41d 23' 35"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 114.456d
SLEW_TIME:       56040.00 SOD {15:34:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14854 TJD;    23 DOY;   09/01/23
OBS_TIME:        660.00 [sec]   (=11.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         90041,   Seg_Num: 62
MERIT:           99.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=9=0x9
SUN_POSTN:       306.08d {+20h 24m 20s}  -19.31d {-19d 18' 29"}
SUN_DIST:         81.02 [deg]   Sun_angle= 6.3 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      275.05d {+18h 20m 11s}  -26.43d {-26d 25' 39"}
MOON_DIST:        53.96 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      6 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      317.16, 19.48 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      223.73,-26.98 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 177.48,17.37 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 1.86 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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