[vsnet-grb 174415] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 03 May 12 08:53:29 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    89.176d {+05h 56m 42s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -33.193d {-33d 11' 34"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 318.143d
SLEW_TIME:       32040.00 SOD {08:54:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16050 TJD;   124 DOY;   12/05/03
OBS_TIME:        1320.00 [sec]   (=22.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MAXI J0556-332 
TGT_NUM:         32452,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:        40.87d {+02h 43m 29s}  +15.84d {+15d 50' 14"}
SUN_DIST:         67.36 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      182.15d {+12h 08m 36s}   -5.84d {-05d 50' 17"}
MOON_DIST:        89.19 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      89 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      238.96,-25.20 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       88.75,-56.63 [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 11.24,-5.18 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.