[vsnet-grb 188612] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 01 Nov 12 01:09:46 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    63.609d {+04h 14m 26s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -58.807d {-58d 48' 25"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 149.418d
SLEW_TIME:       4200.00 SOD {01:10:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16232 TJD;   306 DOY;   12/11/01
OBS_TIME:        1620.00 [sec]   (=27.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        GRB 121027A 
TGT_NUM:         536831,   Seg_Num: 5
MERIT:           82.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       216.63d {+14h 26m 30s}  -14.50d {-14d 30' 02"}
SUN_DIST:        103.47 [deg]   Sun_angle= 10.2 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       61.34d {+04h 05m 22s}  +20.11d {+20d 06' 21"}
MOON_DIST:        78.90 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      96 [%]
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 282.16,-7.09 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.