[vsnet-grb 81647] GCN/SWIFT_FOM_OBSERVE

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 01 Sep 08 01:23:19 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-FOM Will_Observe
TRIGGER_NUM:     323192,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:           75.268d {+05h 01m 04s} (J2000),
                  75.426d {+05h 01m 42s} (current),
                  74.356d {+04h 57m 25s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +45.310d {+45d 18' 36"} (J2000),
                 +45.322d {+45d 19' 20"} (current),
                 +45.237d {+45d 14' 13"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        14710 TJD;   245 DOY;   08/09/01
GRB_TIME:        4968.45 SOD {01:22:48.45} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   10309
RATE_SIGNIF:     13.11 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    6.55 [sigma]
FLAGS:           0x3
MERIT:           100.00
SUN_POSTN:       160.58d {+10h 42m 20s}   +8.20d {+08d 11' 60"}
SUN_DIST:         80.78 [deg]   Sun_angle= 5.7 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      173.48d {+11h 33m 56s}   -0.58d {-00d 34' 42"}
MOON_DIST:        96.07 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      2 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      161.52,  1.96 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:       78.84, 22.44 [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: SGR 0501+4516,   delta=0.038 [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 does not match any source in the on-board catalog.  
COMMENTS:        This is not a GRB.  
COMMENTS:        Since the IMAGE_SIGNIF is less than 7 sigma, this is a questionable detection.  
COMMENTS:        This trigger occurred at longitude,latitude = 164.95,13.71 [deg].