[vsnet-grb 192409] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 22 Dec 12 01:07:40 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: 126.113d
SLEW_TIME:       4080.00 SOD {01:08:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16283 TJD;   357 DOY;   12/12/22
OBS_TIME:        1260.00 [sec]   (=21.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        GRB 121217A 
TGT_NUM:         542441,   Seg_Num: 7
MERIT:           82.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       270.64d {+18h 02m 33s}  -23.44d {-23d 26' 08"}
SUN_DIST:         80.75 [deg]   Sun_angle= 7.8 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       18.64d {+01h 14m 33s}  +11.14d {+11d 08' 22"}
MOON_DIST:       119.58 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      68 [%]
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 51.72,10.00 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.