[vsnet-grb 78854] GCN/SWIFT_FOM_OBSERVE

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 27 Jul 08 05:59:10 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-FOM Will_Observe
TRIGGER_NUM:     318094,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          208.389d {+13h 53m 33s} (J2000),
                 208.506d {+13h 54m 01s} (current),
                 207.705d {+13h 50m 49s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -18.549d {-18d 32' 55"} (J2000),
                 -18.591d {-18d 35' 26"} (current),
                 -18.303d {-18d 18' 10"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        14674 TJD;   209 DOY;   08/07/27
GRB_TIME:        21459.36 SOD {05:57:39.36} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   476
RATE_SIGNIF:     14.42 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    7.30 [sigma]
FLAGS:           0x3
MERIT:           100.00
SUN_POSTN:       126.92d {+08h 27m 40s}  +19.12d {+19d 06' 59"}
SUN_DIST:         88.48 [deg]   Sun_angle= -5.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       50.19d {+03h 20m 44s}  +23.84d {+23d 50' 18"}
MOON_DIST:       159.15 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      33 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      322.87, 41.91 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      212.93, -6.46 [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 = 96.48,-12.27 [deg].