[vsnet-grb 192880] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 28 Dec 12 22:00:59 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: 136.290d
SLEW_TIME:       79260.00 SOD {22:01:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16289 TJD;   363 DOY;   12/12/28
OBS_TIME:        720.00 [sec]   (=12.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        GRB 121217A 
TGT_NUM:         542441,   Seg_Num: 14
MERIT:           82.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       278.26d {+18h 33m 02s}  -23.22d {-23d 13' 11"}
SUN_DIST:         83.76 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.3 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      103.74d {+06h 54m 57s}  +19.07d {+19d 04' 00"}
MOON_DIST:        90.49 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      100 [%]
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 42.42,10.52 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.