[vsnet-grb 188126] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 25 Oct 12 10:27:26 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    70.495d {+04h 41m 59s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -12.280d {-12d 16' 49"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 114.259d
SLEW_TIME:       37680.00 SOD {10:28:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16225 TJD;   299 DOY;   12/10/25
OBS_TIME:        960.00 [sec]   (=16.0 [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:       210.22d {+14h 00m 53s}  -12.31d {-12d 18' 33"}
SUN_DIST:        132.97 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.3 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      342.08d {+22h 48m 19s}   -2.11d {-02d 06' 45"}
MOON_DIST:        88.15 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      82 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      209.52,-34.23 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       66.78,-34.16 [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 154.29,-18.00 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.