[vsnet-grb 69142] GCN/SWIFT_FOM_OBSERVE

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 20 Mar 08 04:38:17 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-FOM Will_Observe
TRIGGER_NUM:     306858,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          177.780d {+11h 51m 07s} (J2000),
                 177.888d {+11h 51m 33s} (current),
                 177.121d {+11h 48m 29s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +57.144d {+57d 08' 38"} (J2000),
                 +57.098d {+57d 05' 53"} (current),
                 +57.422d {+57d 25' 19"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        14545 TJD;    80 DOY;   08/03/20
GRB_TIME:        16658.46 SOD {04:37:38.46} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   472
RATE_SIGNIF:     9.94 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    7.64 [sigma]
FLAGS:           0x3
MERIT:           100.00
SUN_POSTN:       359.95d {+23h 59m 48s}   -0.02d {-00d 01' 17"}
SUN_DIST:        122.90 [deg]   Sun_angle= -11.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      162.27d {+10h 49m 04s}   +6.07d {+06d 04' 12"}
MOON_DIST:        52.48 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      97 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      138.44, 58.13 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      146.90, 49.67 [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:        This trigger occurred at longitude,latitude = 282.09,20.59 [deg].