[vsnet-grb 184518] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 08 Sep 12 05:14:53 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    89.218d {+05h 56m 52s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -33.177d {-33d 10' 37"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  83.551d
SLEW_TIME:       18900.00 SOD {05:15:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16178 TJD;   252 DOY;   12/09/08
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MAXI J0556-332 
TGT_NUM:         32243,   Seg_Num: 34
MERIT:           72.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       167.08d {+11h 08m 18s}   +5.54d {+05d 32' 15"}
SUN_DIST:         82.87 [deg]   Sun_angle= 5.2 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       70.99d {+04h 43m 59s}  +21.08d {+21d 04' 42"}
MOON_DIST:        57.01 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      53 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      238.95,-25.16 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       88.81,-56.61 [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 9.25,18.71 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.