////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// TITLE: GCN/SWIFT NOTICE NOTICE_DATE: Wed 27 Mar 13 10:28:09 UT NOTICE_TYPE: Swift-BAT Monitor Alert SOURCE_OBJ: Cas A REF_NUM: 2 RA: 350.800d {+23h 23m 12s} (J2000), 350.811d {+23h 23m 15s} (current), 350.235d {+23h 20m 56s} (1950) DEC: +58.817d {+58d 49' 01"} (J2000), +58.822d {+58d 49' 21"} (current), +58.542d {+58d 32' 33"} (1950) CURR_FLUX: 0.0202 [cnts/cm2/sec] 88.00 [mCrab] BASELINE_FLUX: 0.0008 [cnts/cm2/sec] SIGNIF: 4.12 [sigma] OUTBURST_DATE: 11910 TJD; -4382 DOY; 13/01/-4382 OUTBURST_TIME: 13.00 SOD {00:00:13.00} UT SAMPLING: Daily SRC_TYPE: Known SOLN_STATUS: 0x4 FLAGS: 0x40000001 LC_URL: http://swift.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/swift/results/transients/weak/CasA SUN_POSTN: 6.35d {+00h 25m 25s} +2.75d {+02d 44' 45"} SUN_DIST: 57.37 [deg] Sun_angle= 1.0 [hr] (West of Sun) MOON_POSTN: 185.54d {+12h 22m 09s} -6.06d {-06d 03' 40"} MOON_DIST: 126.03 [deg] MOON_ILLUM: 100 [%] GAL_COORDS: 111.71, -2.12 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the known-source transient ECL_COORDS: 27.35, 54.87 [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.