[vsnet-grb 192681] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 26 Dec 12 04:38:28 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   153.724d {+10h 14m 54s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -62.333d {-62d 19' 56"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 136.238d
SLEW_TIME:       16740.00 SOD {04:39:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16287 TJD;   361 DOY;   12/12/26
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        GRB 121217A 
TGT_NUM:         542441,   Seg_Num: 12
MERIT:           82.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=8214=0x2016
SUN_POSTN:       275.24d {+18h 20m 57s}  -23.35d {-23d 20' 58"}
SUN_DIST:         82.56 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.1 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       69.12d {+04h 36m 29s}  +20.76d {+20d 45' 39"}
MOON_DIST:       105.91 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      96 [%]
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 21.00,-9.53 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.