[vsnet-grb 83542] GCN/SWIFT_FOM_OBSERVE

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 23 Sep 08 21:49:55 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-FOM Will_Observe
TRIGGER_NUM:     325707,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          288.385d {+19h 13m 32s} (J2000),
                 288.475d {+19h 13m 54s} (current),
                 287.873d {+19h 11m 29s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +25.832d {+25d 49' 56"} (J2000),
                 +25.847d {+25d 50' 51"} (current),
                 +25.745d {+25d 44' 44"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        14732 TJD;   267 DOY;   08/09/23
GRB_TIME:        78557.32 SOD {21:49:17.32} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   202
RATE_SIGNIF:     6.40 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    6.53 [sigma]
FLAGS:           0x3
MERIT:           100.00
SUN_POSTN:       181.13d {+12h 04m 31s}   -0.49d {-00d 29' 18"}
SUN_DIST:        105.79 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      115.64d {+07h 42m 33s}  +23.53d {+23d 31' 31"}
MOON_DIST:       130.14 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      31 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       58.43,  6.98 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      294.95, 47.69 [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 = 336.85,20.07 [deg].