[vsnet-grb 35805] GCN/SWIFT_FOM_OBSERVE

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 02 Dec 06 08:12:42 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-FOM Will_Observe
TRIGGER_NUM:     241963,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          105.642d {+07h 02m 34s} (J2000),
                 105.595d {+07h 02m 23s} (current),
                 105.975d {+07h 03m 54s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -74.665d {-74d 39' 53"} (J2000),
                 -74.675d {-74d 40' 30"} (current),
                 -74.589d {-74d 35' 20"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        14071 TJD;   336 DOY;   06/12/02
GRB_TIME:        29504.69 SOD {08:11:44.69} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   448
RATE_SIGNIF:     9.74 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    6.94 [sigma]
FLAGS:           0x3
MERIT:           100.00
SUN_POSTN:       248.37d {+16h 33m 28s}  -21.95d {-21d 56' 54"}
SUN_DIST:         80.49 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.5 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       30.77d {+02h 03m 06s}  +16.20d {+16d 11' 43"}
MOON_DIST:       101.69 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      91 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      285.93,-25.36 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      244.57,-80.44 [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 = 231.38,-9.72 [deg].