[vsnet-grb 192233] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 19 Dec 12 15:21:15 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: 126.013d
SLEW_TIME:       55320.00 SOD {15:22:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16280 TJD;   354 DOY;   12/12/19
OBS_TIME:        1440.00 [sec]   (=24.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        GRB 121217A 
TGT_NUM:         542441,   Seg_Num: 5
MERIT:           82.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=8214=0x2016
SUN_POSTN:       267.97d {+17h 51m 52s}  -23.42d {-23d 25' 25"}
SUN_DIST:         79.72 [deg]   Sun_angle= 7.6 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      350.18d {+23h 20m 44s}   +0.95d {+00d 57' 16"}
MOON_DIST:       117.34 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      44 [%]
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 175.28,19.52 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.