////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// TITLE: GCN/SWIFT NOTICE NOTICE_DATE: Sun 18 Nov 12 18:45:57 UT NOTICE_TYPE: Swift-BAT Monitor Alert SOURCE_OBJ: GX 354-0 REF_NUM: 7 RA: 263.000d {+17h 32m 00s} (J2000), 263.213d {+17h 32m 51s} (current), 262.175d {+17h 28m 42s} (1950) DEC: -33.833d {-33d 49' 57"} (J2000), -33.842d {-33d 50' 28"} (current), -33.797d {-33d 47' 48"} (1950) CURR_FLUX: 0.0364 [cnts/cm2/sec] 159.00 [mCrab] BASELINE_FLUX: 0.0103 [cnts/cm2/sec] SIGNIF: 5.33 [sigma] OUTBURST_DATE: 16249 TJD; 323 DOY; 12/11/18 OUTBURST_TIME: 40472.00 SOD {11:14:32.00} UT SAMPLING: Daily SOLN_STATUS: 0x0 FLAGS: 0x40002001 LC_URL: http://swift.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/swift/results/transients/GX354-0 SUN_POSTN: 234.54d {+15h 38m 09s} -19.45d {-19d 26' 53"} SUN_DIST: 29.24 [deg] Sun_angle= -1.9 [hr] (East of Sun) MOON_POSTN: 304.91d {+20h 19m 39s} -14.60d {-14d 36' 08"} MOON_DIST: 42.22 [deg] MOON_ILLUM: 31 [%] GAL_COORDS: 354.31, -0.16 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the known-source transient ECL_COORDS: 264.09,-10.54 [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. COMMENTS: There is a bright star (mag=0.00) 0.00 arcmin from this position.