[vsnet-grb 193069] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 31 Dec 12 12:50:34 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   153.721d {+10h 14m 53s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -62.331d {-62d 19' 50"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 142.651d
SLEW_TIME:       46260.00 SOD {12:51:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16292 TJD;   366 DOY;   12/12/31
OBS_TIME:        360.00 [sec]   (=6.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        GRB 121217A 
TGT_NUM:         542441,   Seg_Num: 17
MERIT:           82.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       281.15d {+18h 44m 36s}  -23.04d {-23d 02' 27"}
SUN_DIST:         84.93 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.5 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      135.96d {+09h 03m 51s}  +11.48d {+11d 28' 47"}
MOON_DIST:        75.18 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      91 [%]
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 243.81,-16.95 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.