[vsnet-grb 96545] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 17 Apr 09 20:07:13 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.836d {+14h 03m 21s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.408d {-41d 24' 27"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 171.342d
SLEW_TIME:       72480.00 SOD {20:08:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14938 TJD;   107 DOY;   09/04/17
OBS_TIME:        900.00 [sec]   (=15.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         90218,   Seg_Num: 5
MERIT:           85.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=4083=0xFF3
SUN_POSTN:        25.95d {+01h 43m 47s}  +10.74d {+10d 44' 24"}
SUN_DIST:        148.97 [deg]   Sun_angle= 11.7 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      303.07d {+20h 12m 17s}  -20.40d {-20d 23' 51"}
MOON_DIST:        78.17 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      48 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      317.14, 19.47 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      223.72,-26.99 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 16.92,-20.49 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 1.60 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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