[vsnet-grb 84291] GCN/SWIFT_FOM_OBSERVE

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 03 Oct 08 09:32:27 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-FOM Will_Observe
TRIGGER_NUM:     330353,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          237.711d {+15h 50m 51s} (J2000),
                 237.881d {+15h 51m 31s} (current),
                 236.746d {+15h 46m 59s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -54.319d {-54d 19' 08"} (J2000),
                 -54.345d {-54d 20' 42"} (current),
                 -54.169d {-54d 10' 06"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        14742 TJD;   277 DOY;   08/10/03
GRB_TIME:        34088.69 SOD {09:28:08.69} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   10409
RATE_SIGNIF:     24.24 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    12.49 [sigma]
FLAGS:           0x3
MERIT:           100.00
SUN_POSTN:       189.69d {+12h 38m 46s}   -4.17d {-04d 10' 27"}
SUN_DIST:         63.47 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      233.70d {+15h 34m 49s}  -24.39d {-24d 23' 15"}
MOON_DIST:        30.12 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      16 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      327.22, -0.14 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      248.11,-33.31 [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:        This trigger occurred at longitude,latitude = 13.46,0.35 [deg].