[vsnet-grb 89044] GCN/SWIFT_FOM_OBSERVE

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 03 Dec 08 13:57:46 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-FOM Will_Observe
TRIGGER_NUM:     336489,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          233.033d {+15h 32m 08s} (J2000),
                 233.068d {+15h 32m 16s} (current),
                 232.840d {+15h 31m 22s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +63.498d {+63d 29' 54"} (J2000),
                 +63.468d {+63d 28' 06"} (current),
                 +63.666d {+63d 39' 58"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        14803 TJD;   338 DOY;   08/12/03
GRB_TIME:        50231.57 SOD {13:57:11.57} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   146
RATE_SIGNIF:     14.52 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    7.56 [sigma]
FLAGS:           0x3
MERIT:           100.00
SUN_POSTN:       250.27d {+16h 41m 04s}  -22.20d {-22d 11' 53"}
SUN_DIST:         86.73 [deg]   Sun_angle= 1.1 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      317.90d {+21h 11m 37s}  -15.72d {-15d 42' 56"}
MOON_DIST:       101.75 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      28 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       98.75, 45.36 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      173.86, 74.34 [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 = 329.72,11.39 [deg].