[vsnet-grb 113279] GCN/SWIFT_FOM_OBSERVE

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 08 Dec 09 09:50:33 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-FOM Will_Observe
TRIGGER_NUM:     378559,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:           29.410d {+01h 57m 39s} (J2000),
                  29.546d {+01h 58m 11s} (current),
                  28.729d {+01h 54m 55s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +16.883d {+16d 52' 57"} (J2000),
                 +16.931d {+16d 55' 51"} (current),
                 +16.639d {+16d 38' 21"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        15173 TJD;   342 DOY;   09/12/08
GRB_TIME:        35397.99 SOD {09:49:57.99} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   147
RATE_SIGNIF:     24.57 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    9.31 [sigma]
FLAGS:           0x3
MERIT:           100.00
SUN_POSTN:       255.27d {+17h 01m 05s}  -22.75d {-22d 44' 47"}
SUN_DIST:        136.76 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      158.76d {+10h 35m 02s}   +4.90d {+04d 54' 02"}
MOON_DIST:       125.29 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      57 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      144.87,-43.15 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:       33.26,  4.56 [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 = 217.12,-0.64 [deg].