[vsnet-grb 456083] GCN/SWIFT_FOM_OBSERVE

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 21 Aug 20 13:16:30 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-FOM Will_Observe
TRIGGER_NUM:     992444,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          353.570d {+23h 34m 17s} (J2000),
                 353.848d {+23h 35m 24s} (current),
                 352.892d {+23h 31m 34s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -48.277d {-48d 16' 37"} (J2000),
                 -48.163d {-48d 09' 46"} (current),
                 -48.554d {-48d 33' 13"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        19082 TJD;   234 DOY;   20/08/21
GRB_TIME:        47705.51 SOD {13:15:05.51} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   360
RATE_SIGNIF:     18.22 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    7.51 [sigma]
FLAGS:           0x3
MERIT:           100.00
SUN_POSTN:       151.08d {+10h 04m 18s}  +11.84d {+11d 50' 27"}
SUN_DIST:        139.01 [deg]   Sun_angle= 10.5 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      184.19d {+12h 16m 45s}   +3.66d {+03d 39' 48"}
MOON_DIST:       134.62 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      8 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      333.13,-64.08 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      331.09,-40.93 [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 foreground interval count rate is less than the bkg interval (SAA exit), this is a questionable detection.  
COMMENTS:        This trigger occurred at longitude,latitude = 109.28,-3.83 [deg].