[vsnet-grb 95564] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 05 Apr 09 06:41:58 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   288.913d {+19h 15m 39s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -24.178d {-24d 10' 41"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  87.545d
SLEW_TIME:       24120.00 SOD {06:42:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14926 TJD;    95 DOY;   09/04/05
OBS_TIME:        840.00 [sec]   (=14.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        HD 179949 
TGT_NUM:         36405,   Seg_Num: 8
MERIT:           50.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:        14.38d {+00h 57m 32s}   +6.15d {+06d 08' 48"}
SUN_DIST:         88.28 [deg]   Sun_angle= 5.7 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      142.53d {+09h 30m 07s}  +13.44d {+13d 26' 34"}
MOON_DIST:       146.65 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      79 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       13.47,-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 9.24,-13.05 [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.