[vsnet-grb 170055] GCN/SWIFT_FOM_OBSERVE

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 08 Mar 12 06:14:33 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-FOM Will_Observe
TRIGGER_NUM:     517234,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          219.078d {+14h 36m 19s} (J2000),
                 218.999d {+14h 36m 00s} (current),
                 219.417d {+14h 37m 40s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +79.703d {+79d 42' 12"} (J2000),
                 +79.651d {+79d 39' 03"} (current),
                 +79.919d {+79d 55' 08"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        15994 TJD;    68 DOY;   12/03/08
GRB_TIME:        22418.65 SOD {06:13:38.65} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   298
RATE_SIGNIF:     8.30 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    8.74 [sigma]
FLAGS:           0x3
MERIT:           100.00
SUN_POSTN:       349.04d {+23h 16m 09s}   -4.71d {-04d 42' 43"}
SUN_DIST:        101.30 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.7 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      165.37d {+11h 01m 28s}   +0.89d {+00d 53' 16"}
MOON_DIST:        83.01 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      100 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      117.31, 36.25 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      115.73, 71.36 [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:        There is a bright star (mag=6.26) 7.63 arcmin from this position.  
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 = 295.25,-1.40 [deg].