[vsnet-grb 188309] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 27 Oct 12 20:26:46 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    70.491d {+04h 41m 58s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -12.274d {-12d 16' 27"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 130.535d
SLEW_TIME:       73620.00 SOD {20:27:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16227 TJD;   301 DOY;   12/10/27
OBS_TIME:        960.00 [sec]   (=16.0 [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:       212.55d {+14h 10m 11s}  -13.13d {-13d 07' 39"}
SUN_DIST:        134.49 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.5 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       10.40d {+00h 41m 37s}   +8.38d {+08d 22' 32"}
MOON_DIST:        63.32 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      96 [%]
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 11.92,-12.77 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.