[vsnet-grb 188474] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 30 Oct 12 02:59:38 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    70.489d {+04h 41m 57s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -12.272d {-12d 16' 20"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 137.041d
SLEW_TIME:       10800.00 SOD {03:00:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16230 TJD;   304 DOY;   12/10/30
OBS_TIME:        1500.00 [sec]   (=25.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        GRB 121024A 
TGT_NUM:         536580,   Seg_Num: 8
MERIT:           82.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       214.75d {+14h 19m 00s}  -13.88d {-13d 52' 45"}
SUN_DIST:        135.86 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.6 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       37.50d {+02h 30m 01s}  +16.23d {+16d 13' 50"}
MOON_DIST:        43.41 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      100 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      209.51,-34.23 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       66.77,-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 327.40,13.06 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.