[vsnet-grb 81858] GCN/SWIFT_FOM_OBSERVE

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 03 Sep 08 19:08:35 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-FOM Will_Observe
TRIGGER_NUM:     323650,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:           75.267d {+05h 01m 04s} (J2000),
                  75.425d {+05h 01m 42s} (current),
                  74.356d {+04h 57m 25s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +45.261d {+45d 15' 40"} (J2000),
                 +45.273d {+45d 16' 24"} (current),
                 +45.188d {+45d 11' 17"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        14712 TJD;   247 DOY;   08/09/03
GRB_TIME:        68031.17 SOD {18:53:51.17} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   10209
RATE_SIGNIF:     145.25 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    18.91 [sigma]
FLAGS:           0x3
MERIT:           100.00
SUN_POSTN:       163.06d {+10h 52m 15s}   +7.20d {+07d 11' 51"}
SUN_DIST:         83.24 [deg]   Sun_angle= 5.8 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      205.72d {+13h 42m 54s}  -15.97d {-15d 58' 24"}
MOON_DIST:       129.28 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      17 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      161.55,  1.93 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:       78.84, 22.39 [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=0.011 [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:        This trigger occurred at longitude,latitude = 177.92,20.03 [deg].