////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// TITLE: GCN/SWIFT NOTICE NOTICE_DATE: Fri 09 Nov 12 00:10:54 UT NOTICE_TYPE: Swift-BAT Monitor Alert SOURCE_OBJ: 4U 1700+24 REF_NUM: 2 RA: 256.644d {+17h 06m 35s} (J2000), 256.778d {+17h 07m 07s} (current), 256.124d {+17h 04m 30s} (1950) DEC: +23.972d {+23d 58' 18"} (J2000), +23.955d {+23d 57' 19"} (current), +24.037d {+24d 02' 14"} (1950) CURR_FLUX: 0.0043 [cnts/cm2/sec] 18.00 [mCrab] BASELINE_FLUX: 0.0018 [cnts/cm2/sec] SIGNIF: 4.62 [sigma] OUTBURST_DATE: 16237 TJD; 311 DOY; 12/11/06 OUTBURST_TIME: 14920.00 SOD {04:08:40.00} UT SAMPLING: Daily SOLN_STATUS: 0x0 FLAGS: 0x40000001 LC_URL: http://swift.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/swift/results/transients/weak/4U1700p24 SUN_POSTN: 224.53d {+14h 58m 07s} -16.91d {-16d 54' 35"} SUN_DIST: 51.58 [deg] Sun_angle= -2.1 [hr] (East of Sun) MOON_POSTN: 160.30d {+10h 41m 13s} +2.81d {+02d 48' 39"} MOON_DIST: 94.76 [deg] MOON_ILLUM: 30 [%] GAL_COORDS: 45.15, 32.99 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the known-source transient ECL_COORDS: 252.11, 46.59 [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.