[vsnet-grb 78708] GCN/SWIFT_FOM_OBSERVE

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 25 Jul 08 11:24:48 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-FOM Will_Observe
TRIGGER_NUM:     317897,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          299.589d {+19h 58m 21s} (J2000),
                 299.669d {+19h 58m 41s} (current),
                 299.119d {+19h 56m 29s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +35.173d {+35d 10' 22"} (J2000),
                 +35.196d {+35d 11' 47"} (current),
                 +35.036d {+35d 02' 11"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        14672 TJD;   207 DOY;   08/07/25
GRB_TIME:        41050.60 SOD {11:24:10.60} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   428
RATE_SIGNIF:     9.00 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    7.07 [sigma]
FLAGS:           0x3
MERIT:           80.00
SUN_POSTN:       125.17d {+08h 20m 41s}  +19.51d {+19d 30' 47"}
SUN_DIST:        125.04 [deg]   Sun_angle= -11.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       25.01d {+01h 40m 02s}  +15.76d {+15d 45' 35"}
MOON_DIST:        77.26 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      54 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       71.31,  3.05 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      313.65, 54.22 [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 matches a source in the ground catalog: Cyg X-1,   delta=0.029 [deg].  
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 matches a source in the on-board catalog.  
COMMENTS:        This is not a GRB.  
COMMENTS:        This is an interesting source.  
COMMENTS:        This trigger occurred at longitude,latitude = 241.17,19.46 [deg].