[vsnet-grb 95499] GCN/SWIFT_FOM_OBSERVE

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 04 Apr 09 15:57:24 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-FOM Will_Observe
TRIGGER_NUM:     348428,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          239.218d {+15h 56m 52s} (J2000),
                 239.305d {+15h 57m 13s} (current),
                 238.748d {+15h 55m 00s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +35.500d {+35d 29' 59"} (J2000),
                 +35.473d {+35d 28' 24"} (current),
                 +35.643d {+35d 38' 35"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        14925 TJD;    94 DOY;   09/04/04
GRB_TIME:        57390.44 SOD {15:56:30.44} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   253
RATE_SIGNIF:     16.34 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    8.91 [sigma]
FLAGS:           0x3
MERIT:           100.00
SUN_POSTN:        13.82d {+00h 55m 18s}   +5.91d {+05d 54' 47"}
SUN_DIST:        120.54 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.0 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      134.26d {+08h 57m 03s}  +16.73d {+16d 43' 49"}
MOON_DIST:        92.03 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      73 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       56.79, 49.89 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      224.59, 54.19 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Figure-of-Merit decision.  
COMMENTS:        Because no BAT_Position Notice was received, this FOM Notice was forced out after watchdog expiration.  
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 = 162.67,-19.29 [deg].