[vsnet-grb 192640] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 25 Dec 12 15:34:45 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   153.724d {+10h 14m 54s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -62.333d {-62d 19' 58"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 134.640d
SLEW_TIME:       56100.00 SOD {15:35:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16286 TJD;   360 DOY;   12/12/25
OBS_TIME:        1740.00 [sec]   (=29.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        GRB 121217A 
TGT_NUM:         542441,   Seg_Num: 11
MERIT:           82.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=8214=0x2016
SUN_POSTN:       274.64d {+18h 18m 32s}  -23.37d {-23d 22' 06"}
SUN_DIST:         82.32 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.1 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       62.26d {+04h 09m 04s}  +20.27d {+20d 16' 10"}
MOON_DIST:       108.59 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      93 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      285.83, -4.78 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      201.46,-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 135.71,18.16 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.