[vsnet-grb 269055] GCN/SWIFT_FOM_OBSERVE

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 18 Aug 15 11:37:04 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-FOM Will_Observe
TRIGGER_NUM:     652603,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          230.446d {+15h 21m 47s} (J2000),
                 230.478d {+15h 21m 55s} (current),
                 230.348d {+15h 21m 24s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +68.342d {+68d 20' 32"} (J2000),
                 +68.287d {+68d 17' 13"} (current),
                 +68.520d {+68d 31' 11"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        17252 TJD;   230 DOY;   15/08/18
GRB_TIME:        41792.92 SOD {11:36:32.92} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   139
RATE_SIGNIF:     12.92 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    8.04 [sigma]
FLAGS:           0x3
MERIT:           100.00
SUN_POSTN:       147.50d {+09h 50m 00s}  +13.11d {+13d 06' 42"}
SUN_DIST:         75.24 [deg]   Sun_angle= -5.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      187.16d {+12h 28m 39s}   -2.41d {-02d 24' 38"}
MOON_DIST:        76.71 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      13 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      104.96, 43.16 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      155.19, 74.99 [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 = 156.98,2.64 [deg].