[vsnet-grb 192959] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 29 Dec 12 18:50:40 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: 135.351d
SLEW_TIME:       67860.00 SOD {18:51:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16290 TJD;   364 DOY;   12/12/29
OBS_TIME:        1800.00 [sec]   (=30.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        GRB 121217A 
TGT_NUM:         542441,   Seg_Num: 15
MERIT:           82.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       279.22d {+18h 36m 52s}  -23.17d {-23d 09' 58"}
SUN_DIST:         84.15 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.4 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      114.60d {+07h 38m 23s}  +17.11d {+17d 06' 50"}
MOON_DIST:        85.28 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      98 [%]
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 87.03,9.27 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.