////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// TITLE: GCN/SWIFT NOTICE NOTICE_DATE: Fri 25 Oct 13 18:52:29 UT NOTICE_TYPE: Swift-BAT Monitor Alert SOURCE_OBJ: Rapid Burster REF_NUM: 3 RA: 263.353d {+17h 33m 25s} (J2000), 263.369d {+17h 33m 29s} (current), 262.530d {+17h 30m 07s} (1950) DEC: -33.388d {-33d 23' 15"} (J2000), -33.389d {-33d 23' 18"} (current), -33.354d {-33d 21' 12"} (1950) CURR_FLUX: 0.0114 [cnts/cm2/sec] 50.00 [mCrab] BASELINE_FLUX: 0.0005 [cnts/cm2/sec] SIGNIF: 4.41 [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/RapidBurster SUN_POSTN: 210.33d {+14h 01m 18s} -12.35d {-12d 20' 46"} SUN_DIST: 52.55 [deg] Sun_angle= -3.5 [hr] (East of Sun) MOON_POSTN: 110.31d {+07h 21m 14s} +17.04d {+17d 02' 10"} MOON_DIST: 150.80 [deg] MOON_ILLUM: 61 [%] GAL_COORDS: 354.84, -0.16 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the known-source transient ECL_COORDS: 264.37,-10.08 [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.