[vsnet-grb 89382] GCN/SWIFT_FOM_OBSERVE

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 08 Jan 09 16:35:59 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-FOM Will_Observe
TRIGGER_NUM:     20096,   Seg_Num: 2
GRB_RA:          284.804d {+18h 59m 13s} (J2000),
                 284.837d {+18h 59m 21s} (current),
                 284.621d {+18h 58m 29s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +59.586d {+59d 35' 09"} (J2000),
                 +59.599d {+59d 35' 55"} (current),
                 +59.515d {+59d 30' 55"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:            0 TJD;     0 DOY;   00/00/00
GRB_TIME:        58854.00 SOD {16:20:54.00} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   0
RATE_SIGNIF:     0.00 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    0.00 [sigma]
FLAGS:           0x3
MERIT:           97.00
SUN_POSTN:       290.07d {+19h 20m 18s}  -22.16d {-22d 09' 17"}
SUN_DIST:         81.87 [deg]   Sun_angle= 0.3 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       72.15d {+04h 48m 35s}  +26.68d {+26d 41' 00"}
MOON_DIST:        89.61 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      91 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       89.81, 22.21 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      320.66, 80.37 [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.