[vsnet-grb 73646] GCN/SWIFT_FOM_OBSERVE

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 20 May 08 22:21:12 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-FOM Will_Observe
TRIGGER_NUM:     312047,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          280.192d {+18h 40m 46s} (J2000),
                 280.365d {+18h 41m 28s} (current),
                 279.159d {+18h 36m 38s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -55.004d {-55d 00' 13"} (J2000),
                 -54.995d {-54d 59' 43"} (current),
                 -55.051d {-55d 03' 01"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        14606 TJD;   141 DOY;   08/05/20
GRB_TIME:        80424.77 SOD {22:20:24.77} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   443
RATE_SIGNIF:     10.63 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    8.70 [sigma]
FLAGS:           0x3
MERIT:           100.00
SUN_POSTN:        58.08d {+03h 52m 19s}  +20.20d {+20d 12' 07"}
SUN_DIST:        132.93 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.2 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      246.90d {+16h 27m 36s}  -26.55d {-26d 32' 49"}
MOON_DIST:        37.42 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      99 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      340.63,-20.47 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      276.86,-31.81 [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 = 71.59,-20.55 [deg].