[vsnet-grb 192326] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 20 Dec 12 23:23:39 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   153.726d {+10h 14m 54s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -62.335d {-62d 20' 04"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 129.623d
SLEW_TIME:       84240.00 SOD {23:24:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16281 TJD;   355 DOY;   12/12/20
OBS_TIME:        960.00 [sec]   (=16.0 [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:       269.45d {+17h 57m 47s}  -23.44d {-23d 26' 09"}
SUN_DIST:         80.29 [deg]   Sun_angle= 7.7 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:        6.04d {+00h 24m 11s}   +6.88d {+06d 52' 58"}
MOON_DIST:       119.69 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      58 [%]
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 59.65,17.00 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.