[vsnet-grb 337052] GCN/SWIFT_FOM_OBSERVE

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 22 Aug 17 09:13:39 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-FOM Will_Observe
TRIGGER_NUM:     768939,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:           94.382d {+06h 17m 32s} (J2000),
                  94.748d {+06h 18m 59s} (current),
                  93.344d {+06h 13m 23s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +55.019d {+55d 01' 07"} (J2000),
                 +55.011d {+55d 00' 39"} (current),
                 +55.037d {+55d 02' 14"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        17987 TJD;   234 DOY;   17/08/22
GRB_TIME:        33111.05 SOD {09:11:51.05} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   300
RATE_SIGNIF:     28.67 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    15.48 [sigma]
FLAGS:           0x3
MERIT:           100.00
SUN_POSTN:       151.59d {+10h 06m 21s}  +11.65d {+11d 39' 14"}
SUN_DIST:         61.79 [deg]   Sun_angle= 3.8 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      159.54d {+10h 38m 09s}   +9.98d {+09d 58' 50"}
MOON_DIST:        67.51 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      0 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      159.38, 17.36 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:       92.95, 31.62 [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:        Since the foreground interval count rate is less than the bkg interval (SAA exit), this is a questionable detection.  
COMMENTS:        This trigger occurred at longitude,latitude = 286.60,1.42 [deg].