[vsnet-grb 5869] GCN/SWIFT_FOM_OBSERVE

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Mon Aug 29 00:13:08 JST 2005


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 28 Aug 05 15:13:03 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-FOM Will_NOT_Observe
TRIGGER_NUM:     152451,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          285.046d {+19h 00m 11s} (J2000),
                 285.132d {+19h 00m 32s} (current),
                 284.280d {+18h 57m 07s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -24.925d {-24d 55' 28"} (J2000),
                 -24.917d {-24d 54' 59"} (current),
                 -24.995d {-24d 59' 42"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        13610 TJD;   240 DOY;   05/08/28
GRB_TIME:        54576.31 SOD {15:09:36.31} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   404
RATE_SIGNIF:     11.40 [sigma]
FLAGS:           0x0
MERIT:           0.00
SUN_POSTN:       157.22d {+10h 28m 53s}   +9.53d {+09d 31' 40"}
SUN_DIST:        128.26 [deg]
MOON_POSTN:       87.93d {+05h 51m 43s}  +28.42d {+28d 24' 59"}
MOON_DIST:       164.25 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      31 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       11.30,-12.88 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      283.63, -2.19 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Figure-of-Merit decision.  
COMMENTS:        This was NOT of sufficient merit to become the new Automated Target.  
COMMENTS:        FOM will NOT request the s/c to slew.  
COMMENTS:        This matches a source in the ground catalog: HT1900.1-2455,   delta=0.011 [deg].  
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 matches a source in the on-board catalog.  
COMMENTS:        This is not a GRB.  
COMMENTS:        This trigger occurred during a high background rate interval.  
COMMENTS:        This is an interesting source.  



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