[vsnet-grb 192525] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 23 Dec 12 20:15:47 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   153.725d {+10h 14m 54s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -62.334d {-62d 20' 03"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 130.415d
SLEW_TIME:       72960.00 SOD {20:16:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16284 TJD;   358 DOY;   12/12/23
OBS_TIME:        1800.00 [sec]   (=30.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        GRB 121217A 
TGT_NUM:         542441,   Seg_Num: 9
MERIT:           82.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       272.63d {+18h 10m 32s}  -23.42d {-23d 24' 53"}
SUN_DIST:         81.53 [deg]   Sun_angle= 7.9 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       40.02d {+02h 40m 06s}  +16.85d {+16d 51' 01"}
MOON_DIST:       115.84 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      82 [%]
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 90.45,15.59 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.