[vsnet-grb 188116] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 25 Oct 12 07:39:17 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    70.490d {+04h 41m 58s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -12.274d {-12d 16' 25"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 132.458d
SLEW_TIME:       27600.00 SOD {07:40:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16225 TJD;   299 DOY;   12/10/25
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        GRB 121024A 
TGT_NUM:         536580,   Seg_Num: 3
MERIT:           86.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       210.11d {+14h 00m 26s}  -12.27d {-12d 16' 09"}
SUN_DIST:        132.90 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.3 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      340.69d {+22h 42m 46s}   -2.64d {-02d 38' 22"}
MOON_DIST:        89.39 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      81 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      209.51,-34.23 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       66.78,-34.15 [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 283.41,9.44 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.