[vsnet-grb 113417] GCN/SWIFT_FOM_OBSERVE

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 10 Dec 09 10:10:24 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-FOM Will_Observe
TRIGGER_NUM:     378831,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:           84.711d {+05h 38m 51s} (J2000),
                  84.866d {+05h 39m 28s} (current),
                  83.934d {+05h 35m 44s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +26.309d {+26d 18' 31"} (J2000),
                 +26.314d {+26d 18' 49"} (current),
                 +26.281d {+26d 16' 52"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        15175 TJD;   344 DOY;   09/12/10
GRB_TIME:        36587.30 SOD {10:09:47.30} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   10409
RATE_SIGNIF:     10.39 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    10.00 [sigma]
FLAGS:           0x3
MERIT:           76.00
SUN_POSTN:       257.48d {+17h 09m 55s}  -22.94d {-22d 56' 17"}
SUN_DIST:        172.49 [deg]   Sun_angle= 11.5 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      183.87d {+12h 15m 29s}   -7.18d {-07d 10' 30"}
MOON_DIST:       101.22 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      35 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      181.44, -2.66 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:       85.25,  2.96 [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 matches a source in the ground catalog: 1A 0535+262,   delta=0.015 [deg].  
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 matches a source in the on-board catalog.  
COMMENTS:        This is not a GRB.  
COMMENTS:        This is an interesting source.  
COMMENTS:        This trigger occurred at longitude,latitude = 239.88,14.06 [deg].