[vsnet-grb 9183] GCN/SWIFT_FOM_OBSERVE

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 21 Oct 05 15:49:36 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-FOM Will_Observe
TRIGGER_NUM:     20018,   Seg_Num: 1
GRB_RA:           29.102d {+01h 56m 24s} (J2000),
                  29.179d {+01h 56m 43s} (current),
                  28.440d {+01h 53m 46s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:          +9.119d {+09d 07' 08"} (J2000),
                  +9.147d {+09d 08' 50"} (current),
                  +8.875d {+08d 52' 30"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:            0 TJD;     0 DOY;   00/00/00
GRB_TIME:        48117.00 SOD {13:21:57.00} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   0
RATE_SIGNIF:     0.00 [sigma]
FLAGS:           0x3
MERIT:           99.00
SUN_POSTN:       206.24d {+13h 44m 58s}  -10.85d {-10d 51' 01"}
SUN_DIST:        176.64 [deg]
MOON_POSTN:       77.38d {+05h 09m 30s}  +27.74d {+27d 44' 06"}
MOON_DIST:        48.97 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      82 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      148.65,-50.48 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       30.28, -2.61 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
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_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.