[vsnet-grb 64805] GCN/SWIFT_FOM_OBSERVE

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 24 Jan 08 15:45:42 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-FOM Will_Observe
TRIGGER_NUM:     301689,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          259.353d {+17h 17m 25s} (J2000),
                 259.447d {+17h 17m 47s} (current),
                 258.773d {+17h 15m 06s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +12.368d {+12d 22' 04"} (J2000),
                 +12.360d {+12d 21' 35"} (current),
                 +12.421d {+12d 25' 15"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        14489 TJD;    24 DOY;   08/01/24
GRB_TIME:        56696.54 SOD {15:44:56.54} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   156
RATE_SIGNIF:     26.32 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    5.65 [sigma]
FLAGS:           0x3
MERIT:           100.00
SUN_POSTN:       306.35d {+20h 25m 23s}  -19.25d {-19d 14' 53"}
SUN_DIST:         55.97 [deg]   Sun_angle= 3.1 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      152.50d {+10h 10m 01s}  +10.99d {+10d 59' 27"}
MOON_DIST:       103.81 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      95 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       33.76, 26.38 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      257.22, 35.34 [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:           
COMMENTS:        The IMAGE_SIGNIF is VERY LOW, this is very likely not real.  
COMMENTS:        This trigger occurred at longitude,latitude = 293.94,-4.89 [deg].