[vsnet-grb 169076] GCN/SWIFT_FOM_OBSERVE

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 24 Feb 12 04:40:55 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-FOM Will_Observe
TRIGGER_NUM:     515976,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:           40.975d {+02h 43m 54s} (J2000),
                  41.117d {+02h 44m 28s} (current),
                  40.393d {+02h 41m 34s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -17.793d {-17d 47' 32"} (J2000),
                 -17.742d {-17d 44' 29"} (current),
                 -18.004d {-18d 00' 12"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        15981 TJD;    55 DOY;   12/02/24
GRB_TIME:        16796.49 SOD {04:39:56.49} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   291
RATE_SIGNIF:     9.84 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    7.80 [sigma]
FLAGS:           0x3
MERIT:           100.00
SUN_POSTN:       336.81d {+22h 27m 14s}   -9.69d {-09d 41' 14"}
SUN_DIST:         62.72 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      359.01d {+23h 56m 03s}   +4.62d {+04d 36' 54"}
MOON_DIST:        47.17 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      5 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      199.04,-62.47 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:       32.12,-31.92 [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 = 171.24,19.78 [deg].