[vsnet-grb 165812] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 08 Jan 12 11:17:59 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    89.183d {+05h 56m 44s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -33.151d {-33d 09' 04"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 202.213d
SLEW_TIME:       40680.00 SOD {11:18:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15934 TJD;     8 DOY;   12/01/08
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MAXI J0556-332 
TGT_NUM:         32243,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       289.04d {+19h 16m 09s}  -22.28d {-22d 17' 00"}
SUN_DIST:        121.45 [deg]   Sun_angle= -10.7 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       98.12d {+06h 32m 30s}  +21.25d {+21d 14' 48"}
MOON_DIST:        55.05 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      99 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      238.91,-25.18 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       88.76,-56.59 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice to a preplanned target.  
COMMENTS:        Note that preplanned targets are overridden by any new BAT Automated Target.  
COMMENTS:        Note that preplanned targets are overridden by any TOO Target if the TOO has a higher Merit Value.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 145.08,3.34 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.