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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 24 Nov 12 10:42:28 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT Monitor Alert
SOURCE_OBJ:      3C 277.3
REF_NUM:         3
RA:              194.900d {+12h 59m 36s} (J2000),
                 195.055d {+13h 00m 13s} (current),
                 194.297d {+12h 57m 11s} (1950)
DEC:             +27.967d {+27d 58' 01"} (J2000),
                 +27.898d {+27d 53' 51"} (current),
                 +28.236d {+28d 14' 11"} (1950)
CURR_FLUX:       0.0131 [cnts/cm2/sec]   57.00 [mCrab]
BASELINE_FLUX:   0.0005 [cnts/cm2/sec]
SIGNIF:          4.05 [sigma]
OUTBURST_DATE:   16255 TJD;   329 DOY;   12/11/24
OUTBURST_TIME:   144.00 SOD {00:02:24.00} UT
SAMPLING:        Daily
SOLN_STATUS:     0x0
FLAGS:           0x40004001
LC_URL:          http://swift.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/swift/results/transients/weak/3C277.3
SUN_POSTN:       240.49d {+16h 01m 58s}  -20.67d {-20d 40' 12"}
SUN_DIST:         65.48 [deg]   Sun_angle= 3.0 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       14.55d {+00h 58m 12s}   +9.87d {+09d 52' 14"}
MOON_DIST:       142.23 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      85 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       58.27, 88.01 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the known-source transient
ECL_COORDS:      181.46, 31.37 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the known-source transient
COMMENTS:        SWIFT-BAT Monitor.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice indicates the start/onset of the outburst.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-processed from flight-data.  
COMMENTS:        The position is inside the galaxy (null) (of total mag=0.00 and dia=0.00 arcmin).  
COMMENTS:        There is a 0.03% probability that this would happen by chance coincidence.