[vsnet-grb 188381] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 28 Oct 12 14:01:19 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: 131.352d
SLEW_TIME:       50520.00 SOD {14:02:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16228 TJD;   302 DOY;   12/10/28
OBS_TIME:        1800.00 [sec]   (=30.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        GRB 121024A 
TGT_NUM:         536580,   Seg_Num: 6
MERIT:           82.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       213.25d {+14h 13m 01s}  -13.37d {-13d 22' 18"}
SUN_DIST:        134.94 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.5 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       19.02d {+01h 16m 06s}  +11.21d {+11d 12' 24"}
MOON_DIST:        56.36 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      99 [%]
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 142.26,2.36 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.