[vsnet-grb 33724] GCN/SWIFT_FOM_OBSERVE

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 02 Nov 06 01:01:38 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-FOM Will_Observe
TRIGGER_NUM:     236430,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          148.405d {+09h 53m 37s} (J2000),
                 148.487d {+09h 53m 57s} (current),
                 147.810d {+09h 51m 14s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -17.066d {-17d 03' 58"} (J2000),
                 -17.099d {-17d 05' 54"} (current),
                 -16.830d {-16d 49' 47"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        14041 TJD;   306 DOY;   06/11/02
GRB_TIME:        3631.22 SOD {01:00:31.22} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   478
RATE_SIGNIF:     11.04 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    6.75 [sigma]
FLAGS:           0x3
MERIT:           100.00
SUN_POSTN:       217.07d {+14h 28m 16s}  -14.64d {-14d 38' 39"}
SUN_DIST:         65.67 [deg]   Sun_angle= 4.6 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      351.88d {+23h 27m 30s}   -3.68d {-03d 40' 50"}
MOON_DIST:       148.93 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      83 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      253.46, 28.26 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      157.17,-27.94 [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:        Since the IMAGE_SIGNIF is less than 7 sigma, this is a questionable detection.  
COMMENTS:        This trigger occurred at longitude,latitude = 167.39,-20.01 [deg].