[vsnet-grb 85414] GCN/SWIFT_FOM_OBSERVE

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 16 Oct 08 12:42:19 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-FOM Will_Observe
TRIGGER_NUM:     20087,   Seg_Num: 1
GRB_RA:          255.572d {+17h 02m 17s} (J2000),
                 255.705d {+17h 02m 49s} (current),
                 254.816d {+16h 59m 16s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -23.330d {-23d 19' 47"} (J2000),
                 -23.342d {-23d 20' 31"} (current),
                 -23.259d {-23d 15' 31"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:            0 TJD;     0 DOY;   00/00/00
GRB_TIME:        24687.82 SOD {06:51:27.82} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   0
RATE_SIGNIF:     0.00 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    0.00 [sigma]
FLAGS:           0x3
MERIT:           99.00
SUN_POSTN:       201.77d {+13h 27m 05s}   -9.13d {-09d 08' 03"}
SUN_DIST:         53.37 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       42.40d {+02h 49m 36s}  +21.54d {+21d 32' 32"}
MOON_DIST:       149.23 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      96 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      359.22, 11.19 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      256.77, -0.55 [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.