[vsnet-grb 89327] GCN/SWIFT_FOM_OBSERVE

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 02 Jan 09 02:56:25 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-FOM Will_Observe
TRIGGER_NUM:     338895,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          128.259d {+08h 33m 02s} (J2000),
                 128.400d {+08h 33m 36s} (current),
                 127.475d {+08h 29m 54s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +33.092d {+33d 05' 29"} (J2000),
                 +33.060d {+33d 03' 37"} (current),
                 +33.262d {+33d 15' 45"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        14833 TJD;     2 DOY;   09/01/02
GRB_TIME:        10545.86 SOD {02:55:45.86} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   271
RATE_SIGNIF:     77.51 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    9.37 [sigma]
FLAGS:           0x3
MERIT:           100.00
SUN_POSTN:       282.87d {+18h 51m 29s}  -22.91d {-22d 54' 35"}
SUN_DIST:        155.36 [deg]   Sun_angle= 10.3 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      343.78d {+22h 55m 08s}   -3.64d {-03d 38' 28"}
MOON_DIST:       135.77 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      27 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      189.88, 34.67 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      122.30, 13.84 [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 = 229.23,18.89 [deg].