[vsnet-grb 6403] GCN/SWIFT_FOM_OBSERVE

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 08 Sep 05 05:43:01 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-FOM Will_Observe
TRIGGER_NUM:     154112,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:           20.464d {+01h 21m 51s} (J2000),
                  20.534d {+01h 22m 08s} (current),
                  19.845d {+01h 19m 23s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -12.971d {-12d 58' 16"} (J2000),
                 -12.942d {-12d 56' 29"} (current),
                 -13.233d {-13d 13' 57"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        13621 TJD;   251 DOY;   05/09/08
GRB_TIME:        20551.10 SOD {05:42:31.10} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   262
RATE_SIGNIF:     9.38 [sigma]
FLAGS:           0x3
MERIT:           100.00
SUN_POSTN:       166.82d {+11h 07m 16s}   +5.65d {+05d 38' 45"}
SUN_DIST:        145.97 [deg]
MOON_POSTN:      213.19d {+14h 12m 46s}  -15.49d {-15d 29' 19"}
MOON_DIST:       148.93 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      18 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      151.11,-74.15 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       13.74,-19.97 [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.