Confidence interval from normal distribution

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Given $n=40$ (sample observations $y_i$) and sample mean $\overline{y}=195.47$, construct a $99\%$ confidence interval using the $G(\mu, 20)$ (normal) distribution and then interpret the interval.

My solution:

$$0.99=P\left( -2.58\le \frac{\overline{Y}-\mu}{\sqrt{20/40}} \le2.58 \right)$$ $$=P\left(\overline{Y}-1.7678\le \mu \le\overline{Y}+1.7678 \right)$$

Thus the confidence interval is $[193.7022,197.2378]$.

Interpretation: there is a 99% confidence that $\mu$ is in this interval.

I'd appreciate if someone would let me know if my construction is correct. Isn't my interval too narrow for this sample and mean? I know the concept should be pretty simple, but I got somewhat confused about some details from the text I read. Is my interpretation also correct?