[vsnet-grb 46561] GCN/SWIFT_FOM_OBSERVE

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 08 May 07 04:32:00 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-FOM Will_Observe
TRIGGER_NUM:     278854,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          312.783d {+20h 51m 08s} (J2000),
                 313.022d {+20h 52m 05s} (current),
                 311.128d {+20h 44m 31s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -78.368d {-78d 22' 04"} (J2000),
                 -78.340d {-78d 20' 24"} (current),
                 -78.554d {-78d 33' 14"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        14228 TJD;   128 DOY;   07/05/08
GRB_TIME:        15497.83 SOD {04:18:17.83} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   146
RATE_SIGNIF:     51.03 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    19.90 [sigma]
FLAGS:           0x3
MERIT:           100.00
SUN_POSTN:        44.76d {+02h 59m 02s}  +16.98d {+16d 58' 33"}
SUN_DIST:        106.97 [deg]   Sun_angle= 6.1 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      295.22d {+19h 40m 53s}  -25.43d {-25d 25' 38"}
MOON_DIST:        53.54 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      71 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      314.88,-32.42 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      284.61,-57.12 [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 = 12.73,-9.64 [deg].