[vsnet-grb 188418] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 29 Oct 12 06:03:49 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    70.490d {+04h 41m 58s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -12.274d {-12d 16' 25"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 132.039d
SLEW_TIME:       21840.00 SOD {06:04:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16229 TJD;   303 DOY;   12/10/29
OBS_TIME:        1800.00 [sec]   (=30.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        GRB 121024A 
TGT_NUM:         536580,   Seg_Num: 7
MERIT:           82.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       213.90d {+14h 15m 36s}  -13.59d {-13d 35' 35"}
SUN_DIST:        135.34 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.6 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       26.97d {+01h 47m 54s}  +13.56d {+13d 33' 40"}
MOON_DIST:        50.40 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      100 [%]
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 263.27,4.91 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.