[vsnet-grb 99952] GCN/SWIFT_FOM_OBSERVE
Bacodine
vxw at capella.gsfc.nasa.gov
Mon Jun 1 03:36:39 JST 2009
TITLE: GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE: Sun 31 May 09 18:36:29 UT
NOTICE_TYPE: Swift-FOM Will_Observe
TRIGGER_NUM: 353728, Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA: 252.064d {+16h 48m 15s} (J2000),
252.221d {+16h 48m 53s} (current),
251.232d {+16h 44m 56s} (1950)
GRB_DEC: -36.025d {-36d 01' 27"} (J2000),
-36.041d {-36d 02' 25"} (current),
-35.937d {-35d 56' 12"} (1950)
GRB_DATE: 14982 TJD; 151 DOY; 09/05/31
GRB_TIME: 66956.17 SOD {18:35:56.17} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX: 155
RATE_SIGNIF: 48.41 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF: 11.06 [sigma]
FLAGS: 0x3
MERIT: 100.00
SUN_POSTN: 68.82d {+04h 35m 18s} +22.01d {+22d 00' 38"}
SUN_DIST: 165.66 [deg] Sun_angle= 11.8 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN: 167.97d {+11h 11m 53s} +1.13d {+01d 08' 00"}
MOON_DIST: 86.02 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM: 57 [%]
GAL_COORDS: 347.22, 5.76 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS: 255.16,-13.50 [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 = 164.90,7.24 [deg].
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