[vsnet-grb 188690] GCN/SWIFT_FOM_OBSERVE

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 02 Nov 12 02:27:35 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-FOM Will_Observe
TRIGGER_NUM:     537266,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          270.903d {+18h 03m 37s} (J2000),
                 271.089d {+18h 04m 21s} (current),
                 270.177d {+18h 00m 43s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -16.966d {-16d 57' 56"} (J2000),
                 -16.965d {-16d 57' 51"} (current),
                 -16.968d {-16d 58' 05"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        16233 TJD;   307 DOY;   12/11/02
GRB_TIME:        8822.68 SOD {02:27:02.68} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   146
RATE_SIGNIF:     14.89 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    7.37 [sigma]
FLAGS:           0x3
MERIT:           100.00
SUN_POSTN:       217.66d {+14h 30m 38s}  -14.84d {-14d 50' 06"}
SUN_DIST:         51.27 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       74.64d {+04h 58m 34s}  +20.86d {+20d 51' 34"}
MOON_DIST:       163.97 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      91 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       12.42,  2.48 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      270.87,  6.47 [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 = 180.06,-20.49 [deg].