[vsnet-grb 58454] GCN/SWIFT_FOM_OBSERVE

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 01 Nov 07 17:54:20 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-FOM Will_Observe
TRIGGER_NUM:     295779,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:           48.194d {+03h 12m 46s} (J2000),
                  48.356d {+03h 13m 26s} (current),
                  47.160d {+03h 08m 38s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +62.473d {+62d 28' 24"} (J2000),
                 +62.502d {+62d 30' 09"} (current),
                 +62.286d {+62d 17' 09"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        14405 TJD;   305 DOY;   07/11/01
GRB_TIME:        64426.59 SOD {17:53:46.59} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   253
RATE_SIGNIF:     9.27 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    6.51 [sigma]
FLAGS:           0x3
MERIT:           100.00
SUN_POSTN:       216.54d {+14h 26m 09s}  -14.47d {-14d 28' 20"}
SUN_DIST:        131.24 [deg]   Sun_angle= 11.2 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      130.30d {+08h 41m 13s}  +20.85d {+20d 51' 17"}
MOON_DIST:        67.90 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      52 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      138.47,  3.95 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:       65.27, 42.58 [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 IMAGE_SIGNIF is less than 7 sigma, this is a questionable detection.  
COMMENTS:        This trigger occurred at longitude,latitude = 164.71,8.33 [deg].