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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 14 Aug 12 21:21:13 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT Monitor Alert
SOURCE_OBJ:      3C 309.1
REF_NUM:         1
RA:              224.782d {+14h 59m 08s} (J2000),
                 224.794d {+14h 59m 11s} (current),
                 224.737d {+14h 58m 57s} (1950)
DEC:             +71.672d {+71d 40' 20"} (J2000),
                 +71.622d {+71d 37' 20"} (current),
                 +71.870d {+71d 52' 12"} (1950)
CURR_FLUX:       0.0073 [cnts/cm2/sec]   32.00 [mCrab]
BASELINE_FLUX:   0.0001 [cnts/cm2/sec]
SIGNIF:          4.08 [sigma]
OUTBURST_DATE:   16153 TJD;   227 DOY;   12/08/14
OUTBURST_TIME:   848.00 SOD {00:14:08.00} UT
SAMPLING:        Daily
SOLN_STATUS:     0x0
FLAGS:           0x40000001
LC_URL:          http://swift.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/swift/results/transients/weak/3C309.1
SUN_POSTN:       144.82d {+09h 39m 18s}  +14.02d {+14d 01' 22"}
SUN_DIST:         73.55 [deg]   Sun_angle= -5.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      110.02d {+07h 20m 05s}  +18.50d {+18d 30' 00"}
MOON_DIST:        79.87 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      8 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      109.98, 42.10 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the known-source transient
ECL_COORDS:      142.00, 73.55 [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.