[vsnet-grb 388720] GCN/SWIFT_FOM_OBSERVE

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 02 Dec 18 06:37:14 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-FOM Will_Observe
TRIGGER_NUM:     874334,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          280.745d {+18h 42m 59s} (J2000),
                 280.932d {+18h 43m 44s} (current),
                 280.249d {+18h 41m 00s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +27.951d {+27d 57' 03"} (J2000),
                 +27.971d {+27d 58' 15"} (current),
                 +27.900d {+27d 54' 01"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        18454 TJD;   336 DOY;   18/12/02
GRB_TIME:        23784.51 SOD {06:36:24.51} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   443
RATE_SIGNIF:     10.90 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    7.16 [sigma]
FLAGS:           0x3
MERIT:           100.00
SUN_POSTN:       248.39d {+16h 33m 33s}  -21.95d {-21d 57' 00"}
SUN_DIST:         58.99 [deg]   Sun_angle= -2.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      190.20d {+12h 40m 48s}   +0.93d {+00d 55' 42"}
MOON_DIST:        90.21 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      26 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       57.43, 14.05 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      285.11, 50.83 [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 = 96.08,-20.27 [deg].