[vsnet-grb 72692] GCN/SWIFT_FOM_OBSERVE
Bacodine
vxw at capella.gsfc.nasa.gov
Sat May 3 21:26:47 JST 2008
TITLE: GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE: Sat 03 May 08 12:26:42 UT
NOTICE_TYPE: Swift-FOM Will_Observe
TRIGGER_NUM: 310785, Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA: 286.617d {+19h 06m 28s} (J2000),
286.609d {+19h 06m 26s} (current),
286.662d {+19h 06m 39s} (1950)
GRB_DEC: +68.778d {+68d 46' 41"} (J2000),
+68.791d {+68d 47' 29"} (current),
+68.698d {+68d 41' 54"} (1950)
GRB_DATE: 14589 TJD; 124 DOY; 08/05/03
GRB_TIME: 44773.23 SOD {12:26:13.23} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX: 10418
RATE_SIGNIF: 20.19 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF: 8.79 [sigma]
FLAGS: 0x3
MERIT: 100.00
SUN_POSTN: 40.98d {+02h 43m 56s} +15.87d {+15d 52' 17"}
SUN_DIST: 83.61 [deg] Sun_angle= 7.6 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN: 12.80d {+00h 51m 12s} +9.75d {+09d 44' 48"}
MOON_DIST: 79.54 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM: 6 [%]
GAL_COORDS: 99.68, 23.83 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS: 26.92, 83.33 [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 = 188.59,20.13 [deg].
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