[vsnet-grb 191825] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 13 Dec 12 10:18:19 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   177.816d {+11h 51m 16s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +78.039d {+78d 02' 22"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  94.615d
SLEW_TIME:       37140.00 SOD {10:19:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16274 TJD;   348 DOY;   12/12/13
OBS_TIME:        1260.00 [sec]   (=21.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        GRB 121212A 
TGT_NUM:         541371,   Seg_Num: 4
MERIT:           86.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=8217=0x2019
SUN_POSTN:       261.09d {+17h 24m 22s}  -23.18d {-23d 11' 02"}
SUN_DIST:        111.22 [deg]   Sun_angle= 5.6 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      262.24d {+17h 28m 57s}  -20.88d {-20d 53' 01"}
MOON_DIST:       109.21 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      0 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      126.88, 38.62 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      117.58, 63.43 [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 257.96,19.09 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.