[vsnet-grb 182801] GCN/SWIFT_FOM_OBSERVE

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 16 Aug 12 19:19:27 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-FOM Will_Observe
TRIGGER_NUM:     531223,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          282.126d {+18h 48m 30s} (J2000),
                 282.296d {+18h 49m 11s} (current),
                 281.452d {+18h 45m 48s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:          -6.979d {-06d 58' 43"} (J2000),
                  -6.964d {-06d 57' 50"} (current),
                  -7.036d {-07d 02' 08"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        16155 TJD;   229 DOY;   12/08/16
GRB_TIME:        69514.74 SOD {19:18:34.74} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   295
RATE_SIGNIF:     10.24 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    6.94 [sigma]
FLAGS:           0x3
MERIT:           100.00
SUN_POSTN:       146.61d {+09h 46m 27s}  +13.42d {+13d 25' 04"}
SUN_DIST:        135.97 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      134.81d {+08h 59m 15s}  +12.17d {+12d 10' 13"}
MOON_DIST:       147.54 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      1 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       26.38, -2.53 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      282.52, 15.93 [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:        Since the IMAGE_SIGNIF is less than 7 sigma, this is a questionable detection.  
COMMENTS:        This trigger occurred at longitude,latitude = 22.61,19.07 [deg].