[vsnet-grb 188479] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 30 Oct 12 04:18:18 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    63.611d {+04h 14m 27s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -58.809d {-58d 48' 30"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 143.731d
SLEW_TIME:       15540.00 SOD {04:19:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16230 TJD;   304 DOY;   12/10/30
OBS_TIME:        1020.00 [sec]   (=17.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        GRB 121027A 
TGT_NUM:         536831,   Seg_Num: 3
MERIT:           82.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       214.80d {+14h 19m 12s}  -13.90d {-13d 53' 49"}
SUN_DIST:        103.61 [deg]   Sun_angle= 10.1 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       38.17d {+02h 32m 40s}  +16.38d {+16d 22' 51"}
MOON_DIST:        78.01 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      100 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      269.69,-42.98 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       20.35,-75.79 [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 245.70,-8.46 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.