[vsnet-grb 192189] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 18 Dec 12 23:20:31 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   153.726d {+10h 14m 54s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -62.335d {-62d 20' 06"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 127.568d
SLEW_TIME:       84060.00 SOD {23:21:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16279 TJD;   353 DOY;   12/12/18
OBS_TIME:        1680.00 [sec]   (=28.0 [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:       267.23d {+17h 48m 54s}  -23.41d {-23d 24' 44"}
SUN_DIST:         79.44 [deg]   Sun_angle= 7.6 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      342.05d {+22h 48m 13s}   -2.17d {-02d 10' 06"}
MOON_DIST:       115.13 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      37 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      285.83, -4.78 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      201.47,-63.42 [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 71.57,17.87 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.