[vsnet-grb 82040] GCN/SWIFT_FOM_OBSERVE
Bacodine
vxw at capella.gsfc.nasa.gov
Sat Sep 6 01:56:46 JST 2008
TITLE: GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE: Fri 05 Sep 08 16:56:26 UT
NOTICE_TYPE: Swift-FOM Will_Observe
TRIGGER_NUM: 323898, Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA: 301.723d {+20h 06m 53s} (J2000),
301.913d {+20h 07m 39s} (current),
300.622d {+20h 02m 29s} (1950)
GRB_DEC: -62.571d {-62d 34' 15"} (J2000),
-62.546d {-62d 32' 43"} (current),
-62.715d {-62d 42' 54"} (1950)
GRB_DATE: 14714 TJD; 249 DOY; 08/09/05
GRB_TIME: 60945.40 SOD {16:55:45.40} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX: 271
RATE_SIGNIF: 15.77 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF: 8.01 [sigma]
FLAGS: 0x3
MERIT: 100.00
SUN_POSTN: 164.78d {+10h 59m 08s} +6.49d {+06d 29' 26"}
SUN_DIST: 115.85 [deg] Sun_angle= -9.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN: 229.19d {+15h 16m 44s} -23.57d {-23d 33' 54"}
MOON_DIST: 61.30 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM: 33 [%]
GAL_COORDS: 334.05,-32.50 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS: 288.77,-41.18 [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: This trigger occurred at longitude,latitude = 85.38,-10.71 [deg].
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