[vsnet-grb 53169] GCN/SWIFT_FOM_OBSERVE

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 07 Aug 07 21:02:21 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-FOM Will_Observe
TRIGGER_NUM:     287221,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          255.635d {+17h 02m 32s} (J2000),
                 255.764d {+17h 03m 03s} (current),
                 254.786d {+16h 59m 09s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -37.808d {-37d 48' 28"} (J2000),
                 -37.819d {-37d 49' 06"} (current),
                 -37.737d {-37d 44' 12"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        14319 TJD;   219 DOY;   07/08/07
GRB_TIME:        75661.85 SOD {21:01:01.85} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   20000
RATE_SIGNIF:     0.00 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    11.78 [sigma]
FLAGS:           0x3
MERIT:           100.00
SUN_POSTN:       137.44d {+09h 09m 47s}  +16.34d {+16d 20' 28"}
SUN_DIST:        122.15 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       68.68d {+04h 34m 43s}  +27.30d {+27d 18' 17"}
MOON_DIST:       167.92 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      28 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      347.61,  2.42 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      258.29,-14.95 [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:        The position is inside the galaxy NGC6281 (of total mag=5.40 and dia=3600.00 arcmin).  
COMMENTS:           
COMMENTS:        The next comments were copied from the BAT_POS Notice:  
COMMENTS:        This is an image trigger.  (The RATE_SIGNIF is undefined.)  
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 = 300.86,9.39 [deg].  
COMMENTS:           
COMMENTS:        This trigger occured while the StarTracker had lost lock, so it is possibly bogus.