[vsnet-grb 344416] GCN/SWIFT_FOM_OBSERVE

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 23 Oct 17 08:34:26 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-FOM Will_Observe
TRIGGER_NUM:     781740,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:           10.633d {+00h 42m 32s} (J2000),
                  10.877d {+00h 43m 31s} (current),
                   9.949d {+00h 39m 48s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +41.165d {+41d 09' 54"} (J2000),
                 +41.262d {+41d 15' 45"} (current),
                 +40.891d {+40d 53' 28"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        18049 TJD;   296 DOY;   17/10/23
GRB_TIME:        30838.67 SOD {08:33:58.67} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   137
RATE_SIGNIF:     26.57 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    5.93 [sigma]
FLAGS:           0x3
MERIT:           100.00
SUN_POSTN:       208.04d {+13h 52m 08s}  -11.52d {-11d 30' 57"}
SUN_DIST:        146.66 [deg]   Sun_angle= -10.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      249.55d {+16h 38m 11s}  -17.35d {-17d 20' 49"}
MOON_DIST:       124.73 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      12 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      121.13,-21.68 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:       27.75, 33.28 [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: M31_0,0,   delta=0.111 [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:           
COMMENTS:        The IMAGE_SIGNIF is VERY LOW, this is very likely not real.  
COMMENTS:        This trigger occurred at longitude,latitude = 214.11,17.19 [deg].