[vsnet-grb 165356] GCN/SWIFT_FOM_OBSERVE

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 02 Jan 12 02:16:49 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-FOM Will_Observe
TRIGGER_NUM:     510922,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          276.201d {+18h 24m 48s} (J2000),
                 276.324d {+18h 25m 18s} (current),
                 275.688d {+18h 22m 45s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +24.732d {+24d 43' 54"} (J2000),
                 +24.739d {+24d 44' 20"} (current),
                 +24.703d {+24d 42' 10"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        15928 TJD;     2 DOY;   12/01/02
GRB_TIME:        8155.01 SOD {02:15:55.01} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   289
RATE_SIGNIF:     12.28 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    9.20 [sigma]
FLAGS:           0x3
MERIT:           100.00
SUN_POSTN:       282.04d {+18h 48m 09s}  -22.98d {-22d 58' 32"}
SUN_DIST:         48.04 [deg]   Sun_angle= 0.4 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       17.03d {+01h 08m 06s}  +11.85d {+11d 50' 49"}
MOON_DIST:        94.54 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      58 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       52.71, 16.53 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      278.43, 47.99 [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 = 153.66,-2.26 [deg].