[vsnet-grb 273402] GCN/SWIFT_FOM_OBSERVE

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 08 Oct 15 05:58:58 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-FOM Will_Observe
TRIGGER_NUM:     658045,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          117.932d {+07h 51m 44s} (J2000),
                 118.027d {+07h 52m 07s} (current),
                 117.631d {+07h 50m 31s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -54.050d {-54d 03' 00"} (J2000),
                 -54.092d {-54d 05' 29"} (current),
                 -53.921d {-53d 55' 13"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        17303 TJD;   281 DOY;   15/10/08
GRB_TIME:        20867.25 SOD {05:47:47.25} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   155
RATE_SIGNIF:     28.79 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    6.81 [sigma]
FLAGS:           0x3
MERIT:           100.00
SUN_POSTN:       193.48d {+12h 53m 56s}   -5.77d {-05d 46' 12"}
SUN_DIST:         76.82 [deg]   Sun_angle= 5.0 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      144.42d {+09h 37m 41s}  +10.66d {+10d 39' 49"}
MOON_DIST:        68.51 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      19 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      267.27,-13.49 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      150.77,-71.63 [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 during a high background rate interval.  
COMMENTS:        Since the IMAGE_SIGNIF is less than 7 sigma, this is a questionable detection.  
COMMENTS:        This trigger occurred at longitude,latitude = 261.48,-16.73 [deg].