[vsnet-grb 93554] GCN/SWIFT_FOM_OBSERVE

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 08 Mar 09 18:02:57 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-FOM Will_Observe
TRIGGER_NUM:     345777,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          183.526d {+12h 14m 06s} (J2000),
                 183.647d {+12h 14m 35s} (current),
                 182.868d {+12h 11m 28s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -48.833d {-48d 49' 57"} (J2000),
                 -48.884d {-48d 53' 01"} (current),
                 -48.555d {-48d 33' 17"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        14898 TJD;    67 DOY;   09/03/08
GRB_TIME:        64883.44 SOD {18:01:23.44} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   20000
RATE_SIGNIF:     0.00 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    8.92 [sigma]
FLAGS:           0x3
MERIT:           100.00
SUN_POSTN:       349.24d {+23h 16m 58s}   -4.63d {-04d 37' 35"}
SUN_DIST:        125.03 [deg]   Sun_angle= 11.0 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      139.50d {+09h 18m 01s}  +14.80d {+14d 47' 46"}
MOON_DIST:        74.70 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      93 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      296.63, 13.58 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      207.13,-42.42 [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 an image trigger.  (The RATE_SIGNIF is undefined.)  
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 = 124.78,11.09 [deg].