[vsnet-grb 84183] GCN/SWIFT_FOM_OBSERVE

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 02 Oct 08 00:49:03 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-FOM Will_Observe
TRIGGER_NUM:     20084,   Seg_Num: 1
GRB_RA:          276.576d {+18h 26m 18s} (J2000),
                 276.696d {+18h 26m 47s} (current),
                 275.893d {+18h 23m 34s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:          -8.754d {-08d 45' 13"} (J2000),
                  -8.748d {-08d 44' 53"} (current),
                  -8.784d {-08d 47' 02"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:            0 TJD;     0 DOY;   00/00/00
GRB_TIME:        76620.00 SOD {21:17:00.00} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   0
RATE_SIGNIF:     0.00 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    0.00 [sigma]
FLAGS:           0x3
MERIT:           98.00
SUN_POSTN:       188.46d {+12h 33m 50s}   -3.65d {-03d 38' 49"}
SUN_DIST:         87.71 [deg]   Sun_angle= -5.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      216.47d {+14h 25m 53s}  -19.78d {-19d 46' 40"}
MOON_DIST:        59.11 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      7 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       22.28,  1.54 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      276.71, 14.53 [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.