[vsnet-grb 192177] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 18 Dec 12 18:32:24 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   153.727d {+10h 14m 54s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -62.336d {-62d 20' 08"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 126.114d
SLEW_TIME:       66780.00 SOD {18:33:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16279 TJD;   353 DOY;   12/12/18
OBS_TIME:        1620.00 [sec]   (=27.0 [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:       267.00d {+17h 48m 01s}  -23.41d {-23d 24' 30"}
SUN_DIST:         79.35 [deg]   Sun_angle= 7.6 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      339.57d {+22h 38m 18s}   -3.11d {-03d 06' 50"}
MOON_DIST:       114.34 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      35 [%]
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 145.25,17.86 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.