[vsnet-grb 82000] GCN/SWIFT_FOM_OBSERVE

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 05 Sep 08 11:59:34 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-FOM Will_Observe
TRIGGER_NUM:     323870,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          287.662d {+19h 10m 39s} (J2000),
                 287.789d {+19h 11m 09s} (current),
                 286.930d {+19h 07m 43s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -18.877d {-18d 52' 37"} (J2000),
                 -18.862d {-18d 51' 44"} (current),
                 -18.960d {-18d 57' 35"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        14714 TJD;   249 DOY;   08/09/05
GRB_TIME:        43134.97 SOD {11:58:54.97} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   126
RATE_SIGNIF:     29.03 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    6.87 [sigma]
FLAGS:           0x3
MERIT:           100.00
SUN_POSTN:       164.60d {+10h 58m 24s}   +6.57d {+06d 34' 02"}
SUN_DIST:        123.48 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      226.58d {+15h 06m 20s}  -22.91d {-22d 54' 50"}
MOON_DIST:        56.93 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      31 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       17.98,-12.59 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      286.72,  3.54 [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 does not match any source in the ground catalog.  
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 a GRB.  
COMMENTS:        Since the IMAGE_SIGNIF is less than 7 sigma, this is a questionable detection.  
COMMENTS:        This trigger occurred at longitude,latitude = 131.28,-18.02 [deg].