[vsnet-grb 192578] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 24 Dec 12 18:42:00 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   153.726d {+10h 14m 54s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -62.334d {-62d 20' 03"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 130.042d
SLEW_TIME:       67320.00 SOD {18:42:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16285 TJD;   359 DOY;   12/12/24
OBS_TIME:        1800.00 [sec]   (=30.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        GRB 121217A 
TGT_NUM:         542441,   Seg_Num: 10
MERIT:           82.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       273.67d {+18h 14m 41s}  -23.39d {-23d 23' 38"}
SUN_DIST:         81.94 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.0 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       51.44d {+03h 25m 45s}  +18.95d {+18d 56' 52"}
MOON_DIST:       112.44 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      89 [%]
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 112.54,14.09 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.