[vsnet-grb 188506] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 30 Oct 12 13:49:37 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: 144.300d
SLEW_TIME:       49800.00 SOD {13:50:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16230 TJD;   304 DOY;   12/10/30
OBS_TIME:        1380.00 [sec]   (=23.0 [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:       215.19d {+14h 20m 45s}  -14.03d {-14d 01' 34"}
SUN_DIST:        103.58 [deg]   Sun_angle= 10.1 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       43.02d {+02h 52m 06s}  +17.41d {+17d 24' 21"}
MOON_DIST:        78.05 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      99 [%]
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 80.67,-14.21 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.