[vsnet-grb 343668] GCN/SWIFT_FOM_OBSERVE

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 17 Oct 17 17:40:05 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-FOM Will_Observe
TRIGGER_NUM:     779762,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          135.515d {+09h 02m 04s} (J2000),
                 135.683d {+09h 02m 44s} (current),
                 135.041d {+09h 00m 10s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -40.554d {-40d 33' 15"} (J2000),
                 -40.625d {-40d 37' 30"} (current),
                 -40.357d {-40d 21' 23"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        18043 TJD;   290 DOY;   17/10/17
GRB_TIME:        63489.84 SOD {17:38:09.84} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   463
RATE_SIGNIF:     96.01 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    25.60 [sigma]
FLAGS:           0x3
MERIT:           76.00
SUN_POSTN:       202.73d {+13h 30m 56s}   -9.51d {-09d 30' 31"}
SUN_DIST:         66.46 [deg]   Sun_angle= 4.5 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      181.26d {+12h 05m 03s}   +2.90d {+02d 53' 57"}
MOON_DIST:        60.16 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      5 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      263.05,  3.92 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      157.02,-53.93 [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 matches a source in the ground catalog: Vela_X-1,   delta=0.012 [deg].  
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 matches a source in the on-board catalog.  
COMMENTS:        This is not a GRB.  
COMMENTS:        This is an interesting source.  
COMMENTS:        This trigger occurred at longitude,latitude = 222.22,8.82 [deg].