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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 24 Oct 12 00:06:58 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT Monitor Alert
SOURCE_OBJ:      4U 1708-40
REF_NUM:         4
RA:              258.096d {+17h 12m 23s} (J2000),
                 258.320d {+17h 13m 17s} (current),
                 257.221d {+17h 08m 53s} (1950)
DEC:             -40.843d {-40d 50' 34"} (J2000),
                 -40.858d {-40d 51' 26"} (current),
                 -40.783d {-40d 47' 00"} (1950)
CURR_FLUX:       0.0100 [cnts/cm2/sec]   43.00 [mCrab]
BASELINE_FLUX:   0.0005 [cnts/cm2/sec]
SIGNIF:          4.20 [sigma]
OUTBURST_DATE:   16223 TJD;   297 DOY;   12/10/23
OUTBURST_TIME:   624.00 SOD {00:10:24.00} UT
SAMPLING:        Daily
SOLN_STATUS:     0x0
FLAGS:           0x40000001
LC_URL:          http://swift.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/swift/results/transients/weak/4U1708-40
SUN_POSTN:       208.85d {+13h 55m 25s}  -11.82d {-11d 48' 56"}
SUN_DIST:         52.04 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      324.69d {+21h 38m 46s}   -8.49d {-08d 29' 13"}
MOON_DIST:        66.65 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      70 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      346.33, -0.93 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the known-source transient
ECL_COORDS:      260.57,-17.79 [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.