[vsnet-grb 29761] GCN/SWIFT_FOM_OBSERVE

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 04 Sep 06 01:03:51 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-FOM Will_Observe
TRIGGER_NUM:     227996,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          237.743d {+15h 50m 58s} (J2000),
                 237.797d {+15h 51m 11s} (current),
                 237.338d {+15h 49m 21s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +44.966d {+44d 57' 57"} (J2000),
                 +44.946d {+44d 56' 46"} (current),
                 +45.115d {+45d 06' 55"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        13982 TJD;   247 DOY;   06/09/04
GRB_TIME:        3801.20 SOD {01:03:21.20} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   146
RATE_SIGNIF:     12.12 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    0.00 [sigma]
FLAGS:           0x3
MERIT:           100.00
SUN_POSTN:       162.82d {+10h 51m 17s}   +7.30d {+07d 17' 49"}
SUN_DIST:         74.24 [deg]   Sun_angle= -5.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      292.08d {+19h 28m 19s}  -26.70d {-26d 42' 10"}
MOON_DIST:        87.04 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      81 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       71.66, 50.21 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      215.35, 62.42 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Figure-of-Merit decision.  
COMMENTS:        Because no BAT_Position Notice was received, this FOM Notice was forced out after watchdog expiration.  
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.