[vsnet-grb 76811] GCN/SWIFT_FOM_OBSERVE

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 01 Jul 08 12:50:36 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-FOM Will_Observe
TRIGGER_NUM:     315630,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:           35.570d {+02h 22m 17s} (J2000),
                  35.702d {+02h 22m 49s} (current),
                  34.797d {+02h 19m 11s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +39.829d {+39d 49' 44"} (J2000),
                 +39.867d {+39d 52' 02"} (current),
                 +39.601d {+39d 36' 05"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        14648 TJD;   183 DOY;   08/07/01
GRB_TIME:        46205.15 SOD {12:50:05.15} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   88
RATE_SIGNIF:     6.16 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    6.54 [sigma]
FLAGS:           0x3
MERIT:           100.00
SUN_POSTN:       100.93d {+06h 43m 43s}  +23.06d {+23d 03' 27"}
SUN_DIST:         56.84 [deg]   Sun_angle= 4.3 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       76.51d {+05h 06m 02s}  +27.33d {+27d 19' 37"}
MOON_DIST:        35.86 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      4 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      141.30,-19.78 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:       46.78, 24.20 [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:        Since the IMAGE_SIGNIF is less than 7 sigma, this is a questionable detection.  
COMMENTS:        This trigger occurred at longitude,latitude = 4.87,10.02 [deg].