[vsnet-grb 183432] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 25 Aug 12 00:59:24 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    89.216d {+05h 56m 52s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -33.183d {-33d 11' 00"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  69.005d
SLEW_TIME:       3600.00 SOD {01:00:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16164 TJD;   238 DOY;   12/08/25
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MAXI J0556-332 
TGT_NUM:         32243,   Seg_Num: 32
MERIT:           72.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       154.22d {+10h 16m 53s}  +10.68d {+10d 40' 34"}
SUN_DIST:         75.66 [deg]   Sun_angle= 4.3 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      246.76d {+16h 27m 02s}  -21.01d {-21d 00' 52"}
MOON_DIST:       121.68 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      55 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      238.96,-25.17 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       88.81,-56.62 [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 17.29,-20.12 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.