////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// TITLE: GCN/SWIFT NOTICE NOTICE_DATE: Sun 31 Mar 13 10:25:18 UT NOTICE_TYPE: Swift-BAT Monitor Alert SOURCE_OBJ: QSO B1655+077 REF_NUM: 1 RA: 254.538d {+16h 58m 09s} (J2000), 254.550d {+16h 58m 12s} (current), 253.934d {+16h 55m 44s} (1950) DEC: +7.691d {+07d 41' 27"} (J2000), +7.689d {+07d 41' 22"} (current), +7.767d {+07d 45' 60"} (1950) CURR_FLUX: 0.0083 [cnts/cm2/sec] 36.00 [mCrab] BASELINE_FLUX: 0.0001 [cnts/cm2/sec] SIGNIF: 4.03 [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/QSOB1655p077 SUN_POSTN: 9.99d {+00h 39m 58s} +4.30d {+04d 18' 06"} SUN_DIST: 114.49 [deg] Sun_angle= 7.7 [hr] (West of Sun) MOON_POSTN: 242.49d {+16h 09m 57s} -19.59d {-19d 35' 07"} MOON_DIST: 29.75 [deg] MOON_ILLUM: 80 [%] GAL_COORDS: 26.70, 28.65 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the known-source transient ECL_COORDS: 252.20, 30.18 [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.