[vsnet-grb 79483] GCN/SWIFT_FOM_OBSERVE

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 02 Aug 08 19:08:04 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-FOM Will_Observe
TRIGGER_NUM:     318832,   Seg_Num: 1
GRB_RA:          270.727d {+18h 02m 54s} (J2000),
                 270.867d {+18h 03m 28s} (current),
                 269.910d {+17h 59m 38s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -32.334d {-32d 20' 01"} (J2000),
                 -32.333d {-32d 19' 59"} (current),
                 -32.335d {-32d 20' 07"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        14680 TJD;   215 DOY;   08/08/02
GRB_TIME:        54738.01 SOD {15:12:18.01} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   0
RATE_SIGNIF:     0.00 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    0.00 [sigma]
FLAGS:           0x3
MERIT:           86.00
SUN_POSTN:       133.30d {+08h 53m 11s}  +17.51d {+17d 30' 44"}
SUN_DIST:        139.09 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      150.67d {+10h 02m 41s}  +10.94d {+10d 56' 33"}
MOON_DIST:       121.25 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      2 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      358.94, -4.92 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      270.62, -8.90 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Figure-of-Merit decision.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice is generated as a result of an uploaded TOO on an old GRB -- this is not a newly detected burst.  
COMMENTS:        As a result of this TOO, the TRIG_INDEX, and RATE/IMAGE_SIGNIF fields are not valid!  
COMMENTS:        And sometimes the GRB_DATE/TIME fields are not valid!  
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.