[vsnet-grb 192797] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 27 Dec 12 15:43:47 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   153.723d {+10h 14m 53s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -62.332d {-62d 19' 53"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 138.917d
SLEW_TIME:       56640.00 SOD {15:44:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16288 TJD;   362 DOY;   12/12/27
OBS_TIME:        1560.00 [sec]   (=26.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        GRB 121217A 
TGT_NUM:         542441,   Seg_Num: 13
MERIT:           82.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       276.86d {+18h 27m 26s}  -23.29d {-23d 17' 13"}
SUN_DIST:         83.20 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.2 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       87.72d {+05h 50m 54s}  +20.72d {+20d 43' 07"}
MOON_DIST:        97.93 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      99 [%]
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 175.44,0.37 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.