////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// TITLE: GCN/SWIFT NOTICE NOTICE_DATE: Fri 09 Nov 12 00:11:26 UT NOTICE_TYPE: Swift-BAT Monitor Alert SOURCE_OBJ: GX 9+9 REF_NUM: 3 RA: 262.934d {+17h 31m 44s} (J2000), 263.120d {+17h 32m 29s} (current), 262.209d {+17h 28m 50s} (1950) DEC: -16.962d {-16d 57' 42"} (J2000), -16.971d {-16d 58' 13"} (current), -16.926d {-16d 55' 32"} (1950) CURR_FLUX: 0.0088 [cnts/cm2/sec] 38.00 [mCrab] BASELINE_FLUX: 0.0041 [cnts/cm2/sec] SIGNIF: 8.80 [sigma] OUTBURST_DATE: 16218 TJD; 292 DOY; 12/10/18 OUTBURST_TIME: 11280.00 SOD {03:08:00.00} UT SAMPLING: Daily SOLN_STATUS: 0x0 FLAGS: 0x40000001 LC_URL: http://swift.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/swift/results/transients/weak/GX9p9 SUN_POSTN: 224.53d {+14h 58m 07s} -16.91d {-16d 54' 35"} SUN_DIST: 36.85 [deg] Sun_angle= -2.6 [hr] (East of Sun) MOON_POSTN: 160.31d {+10h 41m 14s} +2.81d {+02d 48' 33"} MOON_DIST: 103.07 [deg] MOON_ILLUM: 30 [%] GAL_COORDS: 8.51, 9.04 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the known-source transient ECL_COORDS: 263.20, 6.31 [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.