[vsnet-grb 188501] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 30 Oct 12 12:42:45 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    70.489d {+04h 41m 57s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -12.273d {-12d 16' 21"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 135.970d
SLEW_TIME:       45780.00 SOD {12:43:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16230 TJD;   304 DOY;   12/10/30
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [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:       215.14d {+14h 20m 34s}  -14.01d {-14d 00' 40"}
SUN_DIST:        136.10 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.6 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       42.45d {+02h 49m 49s}  +17.29d {+17d 17' 31"}
MOON_DIST:        40.59 [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 203.25,18.48 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.