[vsnet-grb 193210] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 02 Jan 13 17:41:47 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   153.721d {+10h 14m 53s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -62.331d {-62d 19' 49"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 143.534d
SLEW_TIME:       63720.00 SOD {17:42:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16294 TJD;     2 DOY;   13/01/02
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        GRB 121217A 
TGT_NUM:         542441,   Seg_Num: 19
MERIT:           82.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       283.58d {+18h 54m 19s}  -22.85d {-22d 50' 58"}
SUN_DIST:         85.93 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.7 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      162.30d {+10h 49m 13s}   +2.20d {+02d 12' 04"}
MOON_DIST:        64.92 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      75 [%]
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 159.73,-18.06 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.