[vsnet-grb 83447] GCN/SWIFT_FOM_OBSERVE

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 22 Sep 08 14:03:53 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-FOM Will_Observe
TRIGGER_NUM:     20083,   Seg_Num: 1
GRB_RA:          270.838d {+18h 03m 21s} (J2000),
                 270.970d {+18h 03m 53s} (current),
                 270.082d {+18h 00m 20s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -22.509d {-22d 30' 31"} (J2000),
                 -22.508d {-22d 30' 29"} (current),
                 -22.511d {-22d 30' 39"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:            0 TJD;     0 DOY;   00/00/00
GRB_TIME:        39776.88 SOD {11:02:56.88} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   0
RATE_SIGNIF:     0.00 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    0.00 [sigma]
FLAGS:           0x3
MERIT:           99.00
SUN_POSTN:       179.94d {+11h 59m 45s}   +0.03d {+00d 01' 36"}
SUN_DIST:         90.96 [deg]   Sun_angle= -6.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       95.40d {+06h 21m 35s}  +26.91d {+26d 54' 40"}
MOON_DIST:       174.04 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      46 [%]
GAL_COORDS:        7.56, -0.19 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      270.77,  0.93 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Figure-of-Merit decision.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice is generated as a result of an uploaded TOO -- this is not a normal BAT-detected burst.  
COMMENTS:        As a result of this TOO, the TRIG_INDEX, and RATE/IMAGE_SIGNIF fields are not valid!  
COMMENTS:        And sometimes the GRB_DATE/TIME fields are not valid!  
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:        There is a bright star (mag=5.71) 8.82 arcmin from this position.