[vsnet-grb 82269] GCN/SWIFT_FOM_OBSERVE

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 08 Sep 08 06:01:31 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-FOM Will_Observe
TRIGGER_NUM:     324112,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          280.549d {+18h 42m 12s} (J2000),
                 280.670d {+18h 42m 41s} (current),
                 279.853d {+18h 39m 25s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -11.450d {-11d 27' 00"} (J2000),
                 -11.441d {-11d 26' 28"} (current),
                 -11.500d {-11d 29' 58"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        14717 TJD;   252 DOY;   08/09/08
GRB_TIME:        20236.91 SOD {05:37:16.91} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   20000
RATE_SIGNIF:     0.00 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    7.61 [sigma]
FLAGS:           0x3
MERIT:           100.00
SUN_POSTN:       167.08d {+11h 08m 18s}   +5.54d {+05d 32' 15"}
SUN_DIST:        114.18 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      262.46d {+17h 29m 50s}  -27.57d {-27d 34' 17"}
MOON_DIST:        23.49 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      56 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       21.69, -3.17 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      280.56, 11.60 [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 an image trigger.  (The RATE_SIGNIF is undefined.)  
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 = 253.92,-2.06 [deg].