[vsnet-grb 92894] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 27 Feb 09 20:22:59 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.852d {+14h 03m 24s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.398d {-41d 23' 53"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 128.135d
SLEW_TIME:       73380.00 SOD {20:23:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14889 TJD;    58 DOY;   09/02/27
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         90041,   Seg_Num: 72
MERIT:           99.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=4083=0xFF3
SUN_POSTN:       340.95d {+22h 43m 48s}   -8.05d {-08d 03' 11"}
SUN_DIST:        112.58 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.7 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:        9.77d {+00h 39m 04s}   +9.28d {+09d 16' 51"}
MOON_DIST:       142.78 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      8 [%]
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 99.16,-10.24 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 1.61 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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