[vsnet-grb 93639] GCN/SWIFT_FOM_OBSERVE

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 09 Mar 09 23:29:52 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-FOM Will_Observe
TRIGGER_NUM:     345945,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          284.981d {+18h 59m 55s} (J2000),
                 285.122d {+19h 00m 29s} (current),
                 284.213d {+18h 56m 51s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -25.264d {-25d 15' 50"} (J2000),
                 -25.251d {-25d 15' 03"} (current),
                 -25.334d {-25d 20' 03"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        14899 TJD;    68 DOY;   09/03/09
GRB_TIME:        84553.26 SOD {23:29:13.26} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   146
RATE_SIGNIF:     11.57 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    7.07 [sigma]
FLAGS:           0x3
MERIT:           100.00
SUN_POSTN:       350.37d {+23h 21m 29s}   -4.15d {-04d 08' 46"}
SUN_DIST:         65.89 [deg]   Sun_angle= 4.4 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      155.84d {+10h 23m 21s}   +7.52d {+07d 31' 19"}
MOON_DIST:       128.58 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      98 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       10.96,-12.97 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      283.53, -2.53 [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 = 164.32,6.44 [deg].