[vsnet-grb 56329] GCN/SWIFT_FOM_OBSERVE

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 08 Oct 07 09:50:13 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-FOM Will_Observe
TRIGGER_NUM:     293518,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          308.190d {+20h 32m 46s} (J2000),
                 308.263d {+20h 33m 03s} (current),
                 307.719d {+20h 30m 53s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +37.803d {+37d 48' 12"} (J2000),
                 +37.830d {+37d 49' 49"} (current),
                 +37.632d {+37d 37' 56"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        14381 TJD;   281 DOY;   07/10/08
GRB_TIME:        35333.72 SOD {09:48:53.72} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   20000
RATE_SIGNIF:     0.00 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    7.57 [sigma]
FLAGS:           0x3
MERIT:           100.00
SUN_POSTN:       193.57d {+12h 54m 17s}   -5.81d {-05d 48' 28"}
SUN_DIST:        112.97 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      164.78d {+10h 59m 07s}   +5.78d {+05d 46' 52"}
MOON_DIST:       124.73 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      7 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       77.34, -1.22 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      326.29, 54.04 [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 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 = 117.42,8.06 [deg].  
COMMENTS:           
COMMENTS:        This trigger occured while the StarTracker had lost lock, so it is possibly bogus.