[vsnet-grb 94401] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 21 Mar 09 05:59:56 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   161.261d {+10h 45m 03s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -59.709d {-59d 42' 30"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 192.693d
SLEW_TIME:       21600.00 SOD {06:00:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14911 TJD;    80 DOY;   09/03/21
OBS_TIME:        1020.00 [sec]   (=17.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Eta Carinae 
TGT_NUM:         90033,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           99.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=4083=0xFF3
SUN_POSTN:         0.69d {+00h 02m 46s}   +0.30d {+00d 18' 00"}
SUN_DIST:        118.67 [deg]   Sun_angle= -10.7 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      300.17d {+20h 00m 42s}  -21.54d {-21d 32' 09"}
MOON_DIST:        92.03 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      27 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      287.61, -0.65 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      202.19,-58.95 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 182.71,2.18 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.21) 1.48 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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