[vsnet-grb 166497] GCN/SWIFT_FOM_OBSERVE

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 18 Jan 12 17:00:54 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-FOM Will_Observe
TRIGGER_NUM:     512003,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          124.866d {+08h 19m 28s} (J2000),
                 125.014d {+08h 20m 03s} (current),
                 124.254d {+08h 17m 01s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:          -7.182d {-07d 10' 53"} (J2000),
                  -7.220d {-07d 13' 11"} (current),
                  -7.024d {-07d 01' 25"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        15944 TJD;    18 DOY;   12/01/18
GRB_TIME:        61221.19 SOD {17:00:21.19} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   142
RATE_SIGNIF:     9.32 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    7.09 [sigma]
FLAGS:           0x3
MERIT:           100.00
SUN_POSTN:       300.09d {+20h 00m 22s}  -20.56d {-20d 33' 35"}
SUN_DIST:        151.80 [deg]   Sun_angle= 11.7 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      236.05d {+15h 44m 13s}  -21.07d {-21d 04' 15"}
MOON_DIST:       106.69 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      25 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      229.91, 15.89 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      129.13,-26.01 [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 = 99.79,-19.13 [deg].