////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// TITLE: GCN/SWIFT NOTICE NOTICE_DATE: Thu 04 Dec 14 04:16:15 UT NOTICE_TYPE: Swift-BAT Monitor Alert SOURCE_OBJ: H 1608-522 REF_NUM: 3 RA: 243.179d {+16h 12m 43s} (J2000), 243.467d {+16h 13m 52s} (current), 242.218d {+16h 08m 52s} (1950) DEC: -52.423d {-52d 25' 22"} (J2000), -52.460d {-52d 27' 36"} (current), -52.295d {-52d 17' 42"} (1950) CURR_FLUX: 0.0383 [cnts/cm2/sec] 168.00 [mCrab] BASELINE_FLUX: 0.0048 [cnts/cm2/sec] SIGNIF: 4.94 [sigma] OUTBURST_DATE: 16994 TJD; 337 DOY; 14/12/03 OUTBURST_TIME: 23464.00 SOD {06:31:04.00} UT SAMPLING: Daily SRC_TYPE: Known SOLN_STATUS: 0x4 FLAGS: 0x40000001 LC_URL: http://swift.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/swift/results/transients/H1608-522 SUN_POSTN: 250.42d {+16h 41m 41s} -22.22d {-22d 12' 58"} SUN_DIST: 30.71 [deg] Sun_angle= 0.5 [hr] (West of Sun) MOON_POSTN: 41.37d {+02h 45m 29s} +13.63d {+13d 37' 50"} MOON_DIST: 137.35 [deg] MOON_ILLUM: 94 [%] GAL_COORDS: 330.93, -0.85 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the known-source transient ECL_COORDS: 251.34,-30.71 [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. COMMENTS: Source types: Known = Catalog source or source previously announced by Swift. COMMENTS: Unknown = Previously undetected possible new source. COMMENTS: Provisional = Unannounced Swift/BAT source previously detected in BAT monitor.