[vsnet-grb 192714] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 26 Dec 12 14:15:41 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   153.724d {+10h 14m 54s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -62.333d {-62d 19' 57"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 135.620d
SLEW_TIME:       51360.00 SOD {14:16:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16287 TJD;   361 DOY;   12/12/26
OBS_TIME:        480.00 [sec]   (=8.0 [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:       275.68d {+18h 22m 44s}  -23.33d {-23d 20' 02"}
SUN_DIST:         82.73 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.1 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       74.20d {+04h 56m 49s}  +20.95d {+20d 56' 58"}
MOON_DIST:       103.82 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      97 [%]
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 236.93,-10.62 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.