[vsnet-grb 89273] GCN/SWIFT_FOM_OBSERVE

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 26 Dec 08 01:04:08 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-FOM Will_Observe
TRIGGER_NUM:     338177,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          120.527d {+08h 02m 06s} (J2000),
                 120.529d {+08h 02m 07s} (current),
                 120.509d {+08h 02m 02s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -69.006d {-69d 00' 20"} (J2000),
                 -69.031d {-69d 01' 51"} (current),
                 -68.864d {-68d 51' 51"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        14826 TJD;   361 DOY;   08/12/26
GRB_TIME:        3817.37 SOD {01:03:37.37} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   481
RATE_SIGNIF:     19.97 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    7.60 [sigma]
FLAGS:           0x3
MERIT:           100.00
SUN_POSTN:       275.04d {+18h 20m 10s}  -23.36d {-23d 21' 23"}
SUN_DIST:         85.78 [deg]   Sun_angle= 10.3 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      257.34d {+17h 09m 21s}  -26.97d {-26d 58' 28"}
MOON_DIST:        78.99 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      2 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      281.74,-19.20 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      205.86,-78.33 [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 = 355.84,8.45 [deg].