[vsnet-grb 113273] GCN/SWIFT_FOM_OBSERVE

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 08 Dec 09 08:46:35 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-FOM Will_Observe
TRIGGER_NUM:     378554,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:            0.274d {+00h 01m 06s} (J2000),
                   0.402d {+00h 01m 37s} (current),
                 359.634d {+23h 58m 32s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +65.674d {+65d 40' 25"} (J2000),
                 +65.729d {+65d 43' 44"} (current),
                 +65.395d {+65d 23' 43"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        15173 TJD;   342 DOY;   09/12/08
GRB_TIME:        31560.55 SOD {08:46:00.55} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   155
RATE_SIGNIF:     55.47 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    14.41 [sigma]
FLAGS:           0x3
MERIT:           100.00
SUN_POSTN:       255.22d {+17h 00m 53s}  -22.74d {-22d 44' 30"}
SUN_DIST:        116.85 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      158.19d {+10h 32m 46s}   +5.17d {+05d 10' 14"}
MOON_DIST:       107.27 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      57 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      117.77,  3.31 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:       41.49, 56.64 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Figure-of-Merit decision.  
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 found.  
COMMENTS:        This does not match any source in the on-board catalog.  
COMMENTS:        This is a GRB.  
COMMENTS:        This trigger occurred at longitude,latitude = 356.27,17.84 [deg].