[vsnet-grb 192137] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 18 Dec 12 02:31:41 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   153.727d {+10h 14m 55s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -62.337d {-62d 20' 11"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 124.089d
SLEW_TIME:       9120.00 SOD {02:32:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16279 TJD;   353 DOY;   12/12/18
OBS_TIME:        1440.00 [sec]   (=24.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        GRB 121217A 
TGT_NUM:         542441,   Seg_Num: 4
MERIT:           86.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       266.27d {+17h 45m 04s}  -23.39d {-23d 23' 33"}
SUN_DIST:         79.07 [deg]   Sun_angle= 7.5 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      331.14d {+22h 04m 34s}   -6.26d {-06d 15' 48"}
MOON_DIST:       111.30 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      28 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      285.83, -4.78 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      201.47,-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 30.47,17.90 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.