[vsnet-grb 8398] GCN/SWIFT_FOM_OBSERVE

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 06 Oct 05 20:31:20 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-FOM Will_Observe
TRIGGER_NUM:     158593,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          110.830d {+07h 23m 19s} (J2000),
                 110.909d {+07h 23m 38s} (current),
                 110.145d {+07h 20m 35s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:          +9.531d {+09d 31' 50"} (J2000),
                  +9.519d {+09d 31' 09"} (current),
                  +9.628d {+09d 37' 41"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        13649 TJD;   279 DOY;   05/10/06
GRB_TIME:        73833.02 SOD {20:30:33.02} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   307
RATE_SIGNIF:     17.14 [sigma]
FLAGS:           0x3
MERIT:           100.00
SUN_POSTN:       192.59d {+12h 50m 22s}   -5.40d {-05d 23' 54"}
SUN_DIST:         82.74 [deg]
MOON_POSTN:      230.83d {+15h 23m 18s}  -22.10d {-22d 05' 50"}
MOON_DIST:       121.20 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      12 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      207.96, 11.37 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      111.04,-12.40 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
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.