[vsnet-grb 61351] GCN/SWIFT_FOM_OBSERVE

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 08 Dec 07 12:31:06 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-FOM Will_NOT_Observe
TRIGGER_NUM:     298308,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          266.112d {+17h 44m 27s} (J2000),
                 266.208d {+17h 44m 50s} (current),
                 265.508d {+17h 42m 02s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:          +7.535d {+07d 32' 05"} (J2000),
                  +7.532d {+07d 31' 55"} (current),
                  +7.555d {+07d 33' 19"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        14442 TJD;   342 DOY;   07/12/08
GRB_TIME:        44894.09 SOD {12:28:14.09} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   493
RATE_SIGNIF:     32.58 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    6.51 [sigma]
FLAGS:           0x1
MERIT:           -9900.00
SUN_POSTN:       254.83d {+16h 59m 19s}  -22.70d {-22d 42' 16"}
SUN_DIST:         32.22 [deg]   Sun_angle= -0.8 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      239.57d {+15h 58m 17s}  -25.59d {-25d 35' 10"}
MOON_DIST:        42.04 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      1 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       32.11, 18.30 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      265.51, 30.91 [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:        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 = 341.68,-0.76 [deg].