[vsnet-grb 188546] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 31 Oct 12 03:35:37 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   248.362d {+16h 33m 27s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +27.687d {+27d 41' 12"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 233.136d
SLEW_TIME:       12960.00 SOD {03:36:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16231 TJD;   305 DOY;   12/10/31
OBS_TIME:        1800.00 [sec]   (=30.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        GRB 121025A 
TGT_NUM:         32615,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           76.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       215.75d {+14h 22m 59s}  -14.21d {-14d 12' 43"}
SUN_DIST:         52.54 [deg]   Sun_angle= -2.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       50.11d {+03h 20m 26s}  +18.67d {+18d 40' 24"}
MOON_DIST:       130.36 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      98 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       47.14, 41.16 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      240.21, 48.91 [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 83.36,3.26 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.