////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// TITLE: GCN/SWIFT NOTICE NOTICE_DATE: Tue 25 Feb 14 13:40:22 UT NOTICE_TYPE: Swift-BAT Monitor Alert SOURCE_OBJ: 4U 1636-536 REF_NUM: 2 RA: 250.231d {+16h 40m 55s} (J2000), 250.513d {+16h 42m 03s} (current), 249.235d {+16h 36m 56s} (1950) DEC: -53.751d {-53d 45' 02"} (J2000), -53.777d {-53d 46' 37"} (current), -53.654d {-53d 39' 15"} (1950) CURR_FLUX: 0.0258 [cnts/cm2/sec] 113.00 [mCrab] BASELINE_FLUX: 0.0055 [cnts/cm2/sec] SIGNIF: 8.36 [sigma] OUTBURST_DATE: 16711 TJD; 54 DOY; 14/02/23 OUTBURST_TIME: 81784.00 SOD {22:43:04.00} UT SAMPLING: Daily SRC_TYPE: Known SOLN_STATUS: 0x4 FLAGS: 0x40000001 LC_URL: http://swift.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/swift/results/transients/4U1636-536 SUN_POSTN: 338.60d {+22h 34m 24s} -8.99d {-08d 59' 15"} SUN_DIST: 81.63 [deg] Sun_angle= 5.9 [hr] (West of Sun) MOON_POSTN: 285.29d {+19h 01m 10s} -17.73d {-17d 43' 32"} MOON_DIST: 44.93 [deg] MOON_ILLUM: 19 [%] GAL_COORDS: 332.92, -4.82 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the known-source transient ECL_COORDS: 256.47,-31.24 [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 is an outburst from a previously known source. COMMENTS: This Notice was ground-processed from flight-data. COMMENTS: Source types: Known = Catalog source or source previously announced by Swift. COMMENTS: Unknown = Previously undetected possible new source. COMMENTS: Provisional = Unannounced Swift/BAT source previously detected in BAT monitor.