////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// TITLE: GCN/SWIFT NOTICE NOTICE_DATE: Fri 21 Feb 14 08:03:46 UT NOTICE_TYPE: Swift-BAT Monitor Alert SOURCE_OBJ: SWIFT J0437.1-6838 REF_NUM: 1 RA: 69.278d {+04h 37m 07s} (J2000), 69.271d {+04h 37m 05s} (current), 69.305d {+04h 37m 13s} (1950) DEC: -68.642d {-68d 38' 30"} (J2000), -68.614d {-68d 36' 50"} (current), -68.740d {-68d 44' 24"} (1950) CURR_FLUX: 0.0400 [cnts/cm2/sec] 175.00 [mCrab] BASELINE_FLUX: 0.0000 [cnts/cm2/sec] SIGNIF: 4.54 [sigma] OUTBURST_DATE: 16708 TJD; 51 DOY; 14/02/20 OUTBURST_TIME: 16704.00 SOD {04:38:24.00} UT SAMPLING: Daily SRC_TYPE: Provisional SOLN_STATUS: 0x8 FLAGS: 0x40000001 LC_URL: http://swift.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/swift/results/transients/bat_team/weak/SWIFTJ0437.1-6838 SUN_POSTN: 334.57d {+22h 18m 18s} -10.54d {-10d 32' 35"} SUN_DIST: 81.89 [deg] Sun_angle= -6.3 [hr] (East of Sun) MOON_POSTN: 223.33d {+14h 53m 18s} -15.06d {-15d 03' 43"} MOON_DIST: 94.28 [deg] MOON_ILLUM: 65 [%] GAL_COORDS: 280.56,-37.15 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the known-source transient ECL_COORDS: 335.79,-81.88 [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 a provisional (ie marginal) detection. 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.