////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// TITLE: GCN/SWIFT NOTICE NOTICE_DATE: Wed 03 Oct 12 13:10:41 UT NOTICE_TYPE: Swift-BAT Monitor Alert SOURCE_OBJ: NovaCyg 2008 REF_NUM: 12 RA: 295.758d {+19h 43m 02s} (J2000), 295.881d {+19h 43m 31s} (current), 295.276d {+19h 41m 06s} (1950) DEC: +32.321d {+32d 19' 15"} (J2000), +32.352d {+32d 21' 07"} (current), +32.201d {+32d 12' 03"} (1950) CURR_FLUX: 0.0108 [cnts/cm2/sec] 47.00 [mCrab] BASELINE_FLUX: 0.0001 [cnts/cm2/sec] SIGNIF: 4.25 [sigma] OUTBURST_DATE: 16202 TJD; 276 DOY; 12/10/02 OUTBURST_TIME: 10248.00 SOD {02:50:48.00} UT SAMPLING: Daily SOLN_STATUS: 0x0 FLAGS: 0x40002001 LC_URL: http://swift.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/swift/results/transients/weak/NovaCyg2008 SUN_POSTN: 189.86d {+12h 39m 26s} -4.24d {-04d 14' 40"} SUN_DIST: 105.79 [deg] Sun_angle= -7.1 [hr] (East of Sun) MOON_POSTN: 46.24d {+03h 04m 57s} +18.04d {+18d 02' 27"} MOON_DIST: 96.53 [deg] MOON_ILLUM: 89 [%] GAL_COORDS: 67.23, 4.35 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the known-source transient ECL_COORDS: 307.10, 52.49 [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.