[vsnet-grb 90888] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 30 Jan 09 19:23:17 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   171.393d {+11h 25m 34s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -35.973d {-35d 58' 21"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 147.318d
SLEW_TIME:       69840.00 SOD {19:24:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14861 TJD;    30 DOY;   09/01/30
OBS_TIME:        480.00 [sec]   (=8.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        PMN J1125-3556 
TGT_NUM:         38464,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           50.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=9=0x9
SUN_POSTN:       313.50d {+20h 54m 00s}  -17.46d {-17d 27' 24"}
SUN_DIST:        115.56 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.5 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:        0.26d {+00h 01m 02s}   +4.76d {+04d 45' 20"}
MOON_DIST:       147.71 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      19 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      284.06, 23.73 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      188.71,-35.95 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 159.35,8.72 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.22) 5.50 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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