[vsnet-grb 274619] GCN/SWIFT_FOM_OBSERVE

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 23 Oct 15 13:43:42 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-FOM Will_Observe
TRIGGER_NUM:     661253,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          271.019d {+18h 04m 05s} (J2000),
                 271.235d {+18h 04m 56s} (current),
                 270.338d {+18h 01m 21s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:          -8.323d {-08d 19' 21"} (J2000),
                  -8.321d {-08d 19' 15"} (current),
                  -8.326d {-08d 19' 33"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        17318 TJD;   296 DOY;   15/10/23
GRB_TIME:        49384.81 SOD {13:43:04.81} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   137
RATE_SIGNIF:     16.73 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    8.49 [sigma]
FLAGS:           0x3
MERIT:           100.00
SUN_POSTN:       207.75d {+13h 51m 00s}  -11.41d {-11d 24' 39"}
SUN_DIST:         62.51 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      336.19d {+22h 24m 45s}   -7.66d {-07d 39' 19"}
MOON_DIST:        64.25 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      79 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       20.05,  6.59 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      271.04, 15.11 [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 = 338.31,-4.34 [deg].