[vsnet-grb 215914] GCN/SWIFT_FOM_OBSERVE

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 24 Oct 13 21:36:40 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-FOM Will_Observe
TRIGGER_NUM:     575754,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          144.403d {+09h 37m 37s} (J2000),
                 144.623d {+09h 38m 30s} (current),
                 143.602d {+09h 34m 25s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +44.240d {+44d 14' 23"} (J2000),
                 +44.177d {+44d 10' 37"} (current),
                 +44.465d {+44d 27' 54"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        16589 TJD;   297 DOY;   13/10/24
GRB_TIME:        77731.40 SOD {21:35:31.40} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   488
RATE_SIGNIF:     10.77 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    6.93 [sigma]
FLAGS:           0x3
MERIT:           100.00
SUN_POSTN:       209.48d {+13h 57m 55s}  -12.04d {-12d 02' 30"}
SUN_DIST:         81.22 [deg]   Sun_angle= 4.3 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       99.42d {+06h 37m 40s}  +18.48d {+18d 29' 01"}
MOON_DIST:        45.56 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      69 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      175.92, 47.81 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      131.43, 28.31 [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 = 189.14,13.72 [deg].