[vsnet-grb 182857] GCN/SWIFT_FOM_OBSERVE

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 17 Aug 12 06:50:19 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-FOM Will_Observe
TRIGGER_NUM:     531267,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          250.706d {+16h 42m 49s} (J2000),
                 250.920d {+16h 43m 41s} (current),
                 249.858d {+16h 39m 26s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -38.340d {-38d 20' 25"} (J2000),
                 -38.364d {-38d 21' 48"} (current),
                 -38.247d {-38d 14' 47"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        16156 TJD;   230 DOY;   12/08/17
GRB_TIME:        24582.83 SOD {06:49:42.83} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   146
RATE_SIGNIF:     15.84 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    7.78 [sigma]
FLAGS:           0x3
MERIT:           100.00
SUN_POSTN:       147.06d {+09h 48m 14s}  +13.26d {+13d 15' 51"}
SUN_DIST:        108.98 [deg]   Sun_angle= -6.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      140.95d {+09h 23m 49s}  +10.15d {+10d 08' 50"}
MOON_DIST:       111.89 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      0 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      344.74,  5.08 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      254.36,-15.94 [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 = 273.00,0.13 [deg].