[vsnet-grb 344684] GCN/SWIFT_FOM_OBSERVE

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 26 Oct 17 03:24:43 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-FOM Will_Observe
TRIGGER_NUM:     782859,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:           40.934d {+02h 43m 44s} (J2000),
                  41.282d {+02h 45m 08s} (current),
                  39.963d {+02h 39m 51s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +61.433d {+61d 25' 59"} (J2000),
                 +61.508d {+61d 30' 28"} (current),
                 +61.221d {+61d 13' 16"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        18052 TJD;   299 DOY;   17/10/26
GRB_TIME:        12244.35 SOD {03:24:04.35} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   433
RATE_SIGNIF:     30.26 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    14.94 [sigma]
FLAGS:           0x3
MERIT:           99.19
SUN_POSTN:       210.70d {+14h 02m 47s}  -12.48d {-12d 28' 40"}
SUN_DIST:        130.37 [deg]   Sun_angle= 11.3 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      284.33d {+18h 57m 20s}  -19.72d {-19d 42' 58"}
MOON_DIST:       120.00 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      33 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      135.94,  1.43 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:       60.43, 42.93 [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: Swift02436p6124,   delta=0.007 [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 = 261.40,15.50 [deg].