[vsnet-grb 95059] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 30 Mar 09 08:59:34 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   288.913d {+19h 15m 39s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -24.180d {-24d 10' 46"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  90.689d
SLEW_TIME:       32400.00 SOD {09:00:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14920 TJD;    89 DOY;   09/03/30
OBS_TIME:        1740.00 [sec]   (=29.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        HD 179949 
TGT_NUM:         36405,   Seg_Num: 7
MERIT:           50.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:         9.00d {+00h 36m 00s}   +3.88d {+03d 52' 45"}
SUN_DIST:         82.46 [deg]   Sun_angle= 5.3 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       53.79d {+03h 35m 09s}  +24.23d {+24d 13' 30"}
MOON_DIST:       129.94 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      16 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       13.46,-15.81 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      287.21, -1.86 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 260.23,-7.58 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.25) 1.37 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.