[vsnet-grb 192303] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 20 Dec 12 15:22:48 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: 126.046d
SLEW_TIME:       55380.00 SOD {15:23:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16281 TJD;   355 DOY;   12/12/20
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        GRB 121217A 
TGT_NUM:         542441,   Seg_Num: 6
MERIT:           82.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=8214=0x2016
SUN_POSTN:       269.08d {+17h 56m 19s}  -23.43d {-23d 26' 03"}
SUN_DIST:         80.15 [deg]   Sun_angle= 7.7 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:        2.11d {+00h 08m 27s}   +5.45d {+05d 27' 18"}
MOON_DIST:       119.37 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      54 [%]
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 181.13,17.26 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.