[vsnet-grb 83624] GCN/SWIFT_FOM_OBSERVE
Bacodine
vxw at capella.gsfc.nasa.gov
Thu Sep 25 05:15:09 JST 2008
TITLE: GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE: Wed 24 Sep 08 20:14:56 UT
NOTICE_TYPE: Swift-FOM Will_NOT_Observe
TRIGGER_NUM: 325827, Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA: 272.140d {+18h 08m 34s} (J2000),
272.289d {+18h 09m 09s} (current),
271.290d {+18h 05m 10s} (1950)
GRB_DEC: -37.015d {-37d 00' 53"} (J2000),
-37.013d {-37d 00' 47"} (current),
-37.023d {-37d 01' 23"} (1950)
GRB_DATE: 14733 TJD; 268 DOY; 08/09/24
GRB_TIME: 72864.20 SOD {20:14:24.20} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX: 118
RATE_SIGNIF: 15.03 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF: 9.32 [sigma]
FLAGS: 0x1
MERIT: 80.00
SUN_POSTN: 181.97d {+12h 07m 52s} -0.85d {-00d 51' 07"}
SUN_DIST: 89.74 [deg] Sun_angle= -6.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN: 128.98d {+08h 35m 54s} +19.66d {+19d 39' 51"}
MOON_DIST: 143.66 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM: 22 [%]
GAL_COORDS: 355.36, -8.18 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS: 271.76,-13.59 [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: This matches a source in the ground catalog: SAX J1808.4-3658, delta=0.043 [deg].
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 matches a source in the on-board catalog.
COMMENTS: This is not a GRB.
COMMENTS: This is an interesting source.
COMMENTS: This trigger occurred at longitude,latitude = 342.67,19.01 [deg].
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