[vsnet-grb 188150] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 25 Oct 12 20:05:45 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    70.495d {+04h 41m 59s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -12.282d {-12d 16' 55"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 110.303d
SLEW_TIME:       72360.00 SOD {20:06:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16225 TJD;   299 DOY;   12/10/25
OBS_TIME:        1800.00 [sec]   (=30.0 [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:       210.61d {+14h 02m 26s}  -12.45d {-12d 26' 47"}
SUN_DIST:        133.22 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.3 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      346.83d {+23h 07m 20s}   -0.30d {-00d 18' 13"}
MOON_DIST:        83.89 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      85 [%]
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 13.76,-16.63 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.