[vsnet-grb 89083] GCN/SWIFT_FOM_OBSERVE

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 03 Dec 08 21:19:44 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-FOM Will_Observe
TRIGGER_NUM:     336489,   Seg_Num: 1
GRB_RA:          233.031d {+15h 32m 08s} (J2000),
                 233.066d {+15h 32m 16s} (current),
                 232.839d {+15h 31m 21s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +63.521d {+63d 31' 14"} (J2000),
                 +63.491d {+63d 29' 27"} (current),
                 +63.688d {+63d 41' 18"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        14803 TJD;   338 DOY;   08/12/03
GRB_TIME:        50227.69 SOD {13:57:07.69} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   0
RATE_SIGNIF:     0.00 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    0.00 [sigma]
FLAGS:           0x3
MERIT:           99.00
SUN_POSTN:       250.60d {+16h 42m 24s}  -22.24d {-22d 14' 22"}
SUN_DIST:         86.83 [deg]   Sun_angle= 1.2 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      321.45d {+21h 25m 48s}  -14.27d {-14d 16' 24"}
MOON_DIST:       102.03 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      31 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       98.77, 45.35 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      173.78, 74.35 [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 on an old GRB -- this is not a newly 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.