[vsnet-grb 193025] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 30 Dec 12 20:39:25 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   153.722d {+10h 14m 53s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -62.331d {-62d 19' 52"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 140.303d
SLEW_TIME:       74400.00 SOD {20:40:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16291 TJD;   365 DOY;   12/12/30
OBS_TIME:        1620.00 [sec]   (=27.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        GRB 121217A 
TGT_NUM:         542441,   Seg_Num: 16
MERIT:           82.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       280.41d {+18h 41m 38s}  -23.09d {-23d 05' 31"}
SUN_DIST:         84.63 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.4 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      127.81d {+08h 31m 14s}  +13.89d {+13d 53' 14"}
MOON_DIST:        78.96 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      95 [%]
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 93.15,-5.84 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.