[vsnet-grb 5659] GCN/SWIFT_FOM_OBSERVE

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 25 Aug 05 17:43:53 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-FOM Will_Observe
TRIGGER_NUM:     152038,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          237.316d {+15h 49m 16s} (J2000),
                 237.359d {+15h 49m 26s} (current),
                 236.930d {+15h 47m 43s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +47.328d {+47d 19' 39"} (J2000),
                 +47.311d {+47d 18' 38"} (current),
                 +47.479d {+47d 28' 43"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        13607 TJD;   237 DOY;   05/08/25
GRB_TIME:        63816.96 SOD {17:43:36.96} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   10327
RATE_SIGNIF:     8.36 [sigma]
FLAGS:           0x3
MERIT:           100.00
SUN_POSTN:       154.58d {+10h 18m 19s}  +10.54d {+10d 32' 30"}
SUN_DIST:         77.39 [deg]
MOON_POSTN:       48.82d {+03h 15m 16s}  +21.29d {+21d 17' 27"}
MOON_DIST:       110.97 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      59 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       75.35, 49.98 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      212.25, 64.36 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
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 IMAGE_SIGNIF is less than 7 sigma, this is a questionable detection.