[vsnet-grb 192161] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 18 Dec 12 12:10:52 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: 123.730d
SLEW_TIME:       43860.00 SOD {12:11:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16279 TJD;   353 DOY;   12/12/18
OBS_TIME:        780.00 [sec]   (=13.0 [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:       266.71d {+17h 46m 51s}  -23.40d {-23d 24' 09"}
SUN_DIST:         79.24 [deg]   Sun_angle= 7.5 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      336.26d {+22h 25m 02s}   -4.37d {-04d 22' 03"}
MOON_DIST:       113.20 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      32 [%]
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 252.51,15.90 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.