[vsnet-grb 156866] GCN/SWIFT_FOM_OBSERVE

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 29 Aug 11 23:45:34 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-FOM Will_Observe
TRIGGER_NUM:     501752,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          278.721d {+18h 34m 53s} (J2000),
                 278.880d {+18h 35m 31s} (current),
                 278.037d {+18h 32m 09s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:          -8.751d {-08d 45' 04"} (J2000),
                  -8.741d {-08d 44' 28"} (current),
                  -8.792d {-08d 47' 30"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        15802 TJD;   241 DOY;   11/08/29
GRB_TIME:        85272.04 SOD {23:41:12.04} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   10209
RATE_SIGNIF:     19.57 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    7.27 [sigma]
FLAGS:           0x3
MERIT:           100.00
SUN_POSTN:       158.05d {+10h 32m 12s}   +9.20d {+09d 12' 18"}
SUN_DIST:        121.62 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      167.19d {+11h 08m 45s}   +0.09d {+00d 05' 35"}
MOON_DIST:       111.44 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      1 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       23.26, -0.34 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      278.90, 14.42 [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 = 18.85,-20.57 [deg].