[vsnet-grb 30074] GCN/SWIFT_FOM_OBSERVE

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 08 Sep 06 08:57:34 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-FOM Will_Observe
TRIGGER_NUM:     228581,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:           31.835d {+02h 07m 20s} (J2000),
                  31.920d {+02h 07m 41s} (current),
                  31.193d {+02h 04m 46s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:          +0.370d {+00d 22' 14"} (J2000),
                  +0.402d {+00d 24' 08"} (current),
                  +0.133d {+00d 07' 59"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        13986 TJD;   251 DOY;   06/09/08
GRB_TIME:        32242.34 SOD {08:57:22.34} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   147
RATE_SIGNIF:     16.52 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    0.00 [sigma]
FLAGS:           0x3
MERIT:           100.00
SUN_POSTN:       166.72d {+11h 06m 53s}   +5.69d {+05d 41' 09"}
SUN_DIST:        134.46 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.0 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      354.38d {+23h 37m 32s}   -2.63d {-02d 37' 41"}
MOON_DIST:        37.65 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      99 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      159.59,-57.00 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:       29.80,-11.76 [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.