[vsnet-grb 196281] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 15 Feb 13 18:03:45 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   153.706d {+10h 14m 50s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -62.326d {-62d 19' 31"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 179.872d
SLEW_TIME:       65040.00 SOD {18:04:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16338 TJD;    46 DOY;   13/02/15
OBS_TIME:        900.00 [sec]   (=15.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        GRB 121217A 
TGT_NUM:         542441,   Seg_Num: 22
MERIT:           70.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=8197=0x2005
SUN_POSTN:       329.43d {+21h 57m 42s}  -12.43d {-12d 26' 04"}
SUN_DIST:        105.10 [deg]   Sun_angle= 11.7 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       31.39d {+02h 05m 33s}  +14.25d {+14d 14' 57"}
MOON_DIST:       117.32 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      30 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      285.82, -4.78 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      201.44,-63.43 [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 128.43,-8.05 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.