[vsnet-grb 81002] GCN/SWIFT_FOM_OBSERVE

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Sat Aug 23 20:28:58 JST 2008


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 23 Aug 08 11:28:09 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-FOM Will_NOT_Observe
TRIGGER_NUM:     321551,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:           75.265d {+05h 01m 04s} (J2000),
                  75.422d {+05h 01m 41s} (current),
                  74.353d {+04h 57m 25s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +45.281d {+45d 16' 52"} (J2000),
                 +45.293d {+45d 17' 35"} (current),
                 +45.208d {+45d 12' 29"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        14701 TJD;   236 DOY;   08/08/23
GRB_TIME:        41254.87 SOD {11:27:34.87} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   10200
RATE_SIGNIF:     255.99 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    21.36 [sigma]
FLAGS:           0x0
MERIT:           80.00
SUN_POSTN:       152.76d {+10h 11m 02s}  +11.22d {+11d 13' 28"}
SUN_DIST:         73.16 [deg]   Sun_angle= 5.2 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       50.08d {+03h 20m 19s}  +23.84d {+23d 50' 18"}
MOON_DIST:        29.68 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      56 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      161.54,  1.94 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:       78.84, 22.41 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Figure-of-Merit decision.  
COMMENTS:        This was NOT of sufficient merit to become the new Automated Target.  
COMMENTS:        FOM will NOT request the s/c to slew.  
COMMENTS:        This matches a source in the ground catalog: SGR 0501+4516,   delta=0.009 [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 = 313.69,4.49 [deg].  



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