[vsnet-grb 81030] GCN/SWIFT_FOM_OBSERVE

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Sun Aug 24 02:36:04 JST 2008


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 23 Aug 08 17:35:53 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-FOM Will_NOT_Observe
TRIGGER_NUM:     321583,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:           75.269d {+05h 01m 05s} (J2000),
                  75.427d {+05h 01m 42s} (current),
                  74.358d {+04h 57m 26s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +45.277d {+45d 16' 38"} (J2000),
                 +45.289d {+45d 17' 22"} (current),
                 +45.204d {+45d 12' 15"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        14701 TJD;   236 DOY;   08/08/23
GRB_TIME:        63314.91 SOD {17:35:14.91} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   119
RATE_SIGNIF:     255.99 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    24.51 [sigma]
FLAGS:           0x0
MERIT:           100.00
SUN_POSTN:       152.99d {+10h 11m 58s}  +11.14d {+11d 08' 14"}
SUN_DIST:         73.39 [deg]   Sun_angle= 5.2 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       53.92d {+03h 35m 40s}  +24.68d {+24d 40' 50"}
MOON_DIST:        26.94 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      53 [%]
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=0.006 [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 = 157.89,-15.99 [deg].  



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