[vsnet-grb 82116] GCN/SWIFT_FOM_OBSERVE

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 06 Sep 08 13:33:47 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-FOM Will_Observe
TRIGGER_NUM:     323984,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          227.890d {+15h 11m 34s} (J2000),
                 228.216d {+15h 12m 52s} (current),
                 226.048d {+15h 04m 11s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -80.486d {-80d 29' 09"} (J2000),
                 -80.518d {-80d 31' 05"} (current),
                 -80.296d {-80d 17' 45"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        14715 TJD;   250 DOY;   08/09/06
GRB_TIME:        48796.34 SOD {13:33:16.34} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   148
RATE_SIGNIF:     10.63 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    6.72 [sigma]
FLAGS:           0x3
MERIT:           100.00
SUN_POSTN:       165.56d {+11h 02m 14s}   +6.17d {+06d 10' 12"}
SUN_DIST:         91.76 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      240.21d {+16h 00m 50s}  -25.78d {-25d 46' 38"}
MOON_DIST:        54.97 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      40 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      308.70,-19.22 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      257.62,-58.88 [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 = 75.55,-20.43 [deg].