[vsnet-grb 193243] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 02 Jan 13 22:20:33 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   153.723d {+10h 14m 53s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -62.332d {-62d 19' 53"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 138.571d
SLEW_TIME:       80460.00 SOD {22:21:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16294 TJD;     2 DOY;   13/01/02
OBS_TIME:        1620.00 [sec]   (=27.0 [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:       283.79d {+18h 55m 10s}  -22.83d {-22d 49' 52"}
SUN_DIST:         86.01 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.7 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      164.63d {+10h 58m 32s}   +1.32d {+01d 19' 13"}
MOON_DIST:        64.24 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      73 [%]
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 53.23,-9.15 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.