[vsnet-grb 106724] GCN/SWIFT_FOM_OBSERVE

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 05 Sep 09 11:21:24 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-FOM Will_Observe
TRIGGER_NUM:     361958,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          274.672d {+18h 18m 41s} (J2000),
                 274.813d {+18h 19m 15s} (current),
                 273.946d {+18h 15m 47s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -17.072d {-17d 04' 18"} (J2000),
                 -17.068d {-17d 04' 02"} (current),
                 -17.093d {-17d 05' 34"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        15079 TJD;   248 DOY;   09/09/05
GRB_TIME:        40514.94 SOD {11:15:14.94} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   20000
RATE_SIGNIF:     0.00 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    6.63 [sigma]
FLAGS:           0x3
MERIT:           98.39
SUN_POSTN:       164.36d {+10h 57m 26s}   +6.67d {+06d 40' 01"}
SUN_DIST:        111.46 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      351.41d {+23h 25m 38s}   +0.68d {+00d 41' 02"}
MOON_DIST:        77.40 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      99 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       14.06, -0.73 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      274.49,  6.29 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Figure-of-Merit decision.  
COMMENTS:           
COMMENTS:        WARNING: No BAT_Position TDRSS message was received for this trigger_number!  
COMMENTS:           
COMMENTS:        Because no BAT_Position Notice was received, this FOM Notice was forced out after watchdog expiration.  
COMMENTS:        This was of sufficient merit to become the new Automated Target;  
COMMENTS:        but if the Current PPT has a greater merit, then we will not request a slew.  
COMMENTS:        FOM will request the s/c to slew.  
COMMENTS:        The S/C has yet to make its decision about safe to slew or not.  
COMMENTS:        This matches a source in the ground catalog: SAX J1818.6-1703,   delta=0.028 [deg].  
COMMENTS:           
COMMENTS:        The next comments were copied from the BAT_POS Notice:  
COMMENTS:        This is an image trigger.  (The RATE_SIGNIF is undefined.)  
COMMENTS:        A point_source was found.  
COMMENTS:        This matches a source in the on-board catalog.  
COMMENTS:        This is not a GRB.  
COMMENTS:        This is an interesting source.  
COMMENTS:        Since the IMAGE_SIGNIF is less than 7 sigma, this is a questionable detection.  
COMMENTS:        This trigger occurred at longitude,latitude = 89.91,-17.20 [deg].