[vsnet-grb 82296] GCN/SWIFT_FOM_OBSERVE

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 08 Sep 08 09:13:32 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-FOM Will_Observe
TRIGGER_NUM:     324116,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          280.572d {+18h 42m 17s} (J2000),
                 280.693d {+18h 42m 46s} (current),
                 279.876d {+18h 39m 30s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -11.411d {-11d 24' 38"} (J2000),
                 -11.402d {-11d 24' 06"} (current),
                 -11.460d {-11d 27' 36"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        14717 TJD;   252 DOY;   08/09/08
GRB_TIME:        31788.91 SOD {08:49:48.91} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   20000
RATE_SIGNIF:     0.00 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    7.79 [sigma]
FLAGS:           0x3
MERIT:           100.00
SUN_POSTN:       167.20d {+11h 08m 47s}   +5.49d {+05d 29' 14"}
SUN_DIST:        114.08 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      264.24d {+17h 36m 56s}  -27.56d {-27d 33' 42"}
MOON_DIST:        22.35 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      58 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       21.73, -3.18 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      280.58, 11.64 [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 = 203.61,-2.52 [deg].