[vsnet-grb 182661] GCN/SWIFT_FOM_OBSERVE

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 15 Aug 12 02:14:37 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-FOM Will_Observe
TRIGGER_NUM:     531003,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          273.955d {+18h 15m 49s} (J2000),
                 274.207d {+18h 16m 50s} (current),
                 272.957d {+18h 11m 50s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -52.134d {-52d 08' 02"} (J2000),
                 -52.129d {-52d 07' 44"} (current),
                 -52.151d {-52d 09' 02"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        16154 TJD;   228 DOY;   12/08/15
GRB_TIME:        8038.78 SOD {02:13:58.78} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   140
RATE_SIGNIF:     16.03 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    9.23 [sigma]
FLAGS:           0x3
MERIT:           100.00
SUN_POSTN:       145.01d {+09h 40m 03s}  +13.96d {+13d 57' 33"}
SUN_DIST:        124.53 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      112.68d {+07h 30m 43s}  +17.98d {+17d 58' 44"}
MOON_DIST:       142.89 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      7 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      342.04,-15.99 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      272.77,-28.73 [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 = 54.88,-17.12 [deg].