[vsnet-grb 6247] GCN/SWIFT_FOM_OBSERVE

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 03 Sep 05 21:33:35 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-FOM Will_Observe
TRIGGER_NUM:     153465,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:           78.563d {+05h 14m 15s} (J2000),
                  78.645d {+05h 14m 35s} (current),
                  77.844d {+05h 11m 23s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +16.210d {+16d 12' 37"} (J2000),
                 +16.217d {+16d 12' 60"} (current),
                 +16.153d {+16d 09' 12"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        13616 TJD;   246 DOY;   05/09/03
GRB_TIME:        77528.00 SOD {21:32:08.00} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   20000
RATE_SIGNIF:     0.00 [sigma]
FLAGS:           0x3
MERIT:           100.00
SUN_POSTN:       162.91d {+10h 51m 37s}   +7.26d {+07d 15' 43"}
SUN_DIST:         82.50 [deg]
MOON_POSTN:      165.29d {+11h 01m 11s}   +9.24d {+09d 14' 39"}
MOON_DIST:        84.25 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      0 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      186.84,-12.96 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       78.95, -6.79 [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.