[vsnet-grb 188294] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 27 Oct 12 14:05:14 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    70.491d {+04h 41m 58s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -12.274d {-12d 16' 26"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 131.048d
SLEW_TIME:       50760.00 SOD {14:06:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16227 TJD;   301 DOY;   12/10/27
OBS_TIME:        1320.00 [sec]   (=22.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        GRB 121024A 
TGT_NUM:         536580,   Seg_Num: 5
MERIT:           82.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       212.29d {+14h 09m 10s}  -13.04d {-13d 02' 19"}
SUN_DIST:        134.33 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.5 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:        7.30d {+00h 29m 13s}   +7.30d {+07d 17' 50"}
MOON_DIST:        65.92 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      95 [%]
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 167.28,8.85 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.