[vsnet-grb 111603] GCN/SWIFT_FOM_OBSERVE

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Fri Nov 13 04:13:12 JST 2009


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 12 Nov 09 19:13:11 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-FOM Will_Observe
TRIGGER_NUM:     20120,   Seg_Num: 1
GRB_RA:          137.813d {+09h 11m 15s} (J2000),
                 137.901d {+09h 11m 36s} (current),
                 137.366d {+09h 09m 28s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -45.909d {-45d 54' 32"} (J2000),
                 -45.950d {-45d 57' 00"} (current),
                 -45.704d {-45d 42' 12"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:            0 TJD;     0 DOY;   00/00/00
GRB_TIME:        0.00 SOD {00:00:00.00} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   0
RATE_SIGNIF:     0.00 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    0.00 [sigma]
FLAGS:           0x3
MERIT:           100.00
SUN_POSTN:       228.10d {+15h 12m 23s}  -17.88d {-17d 52' 57"}
SUN_DIST:         77.38 [deg]   Sun_angle= 6.0 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      179.08d {+11h 56m 19s}   -4.77d {-04d 46' 00"}
MOON_DIST:        54.46 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      18 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      268.15,  1.56 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      164.50,-57.65 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Figure-of-Merit decision.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice is generated as a result of an uploaded TOO -- this is not a normal BAT-detected burst.  
COMMENTS:        As a result of this TOO, the TRIG_INDEX, and RATE/IMAGE_SIGNIF fields are not valid!  
COMMENTS:        And sometimes the GRB_DATE/TIME fields are not valid!  
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 does not match any source in the ground catalog.  
COMMENTS:           
COMMENTS:        The next comments were copied from the BAT_POS Notice:  
COMMENTS:        This is a rate trigger.  
COMMENTS:        A point_source was not found.  
COMMENTS:        This does not match any source in the on-board catalog.  
COMMENTS:        This is not a GRB.  
COMMENTS:           
COMMENTS:        The IMAGE_SIGNIF is VERY LOW, this is very likely not real.  
COMMENTS:        This trigger occurred at longitude,latitude = 231.68,-15.46 [deg].  



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