////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// TITLE: GCN/SWIFT NOTICE NOTICE_DATE: Mon 20 Jan 14 12:42:34 UT NOTICE_TYPE: Swift-BAT Monitor Alert SOURCE_OBJ: XTE J1637-498 REF_NUM: 3 RA: 249.262d {+16h 37m 03s} (J2000), 249.281d {+16h 37m 07s} (current), 248.314d {+16h 33m 15s} (1950) DEC: -49.860d {-49d 51' 35"} (J2000), -49.862d {-49d 51' 42"} (current), -49.759d {-49d 45' 32"} (1950) CURR_FLUX: 0.0167 [cnts/cm2/sec] 73.00 [mCrab] BASELINE_FLUX: 0.0000 [cnts/cm2/sec] SIGNIF: 4.11 [sigma] OUTBURST_DATE: 11910 TJD; -4747 DOY; 14/01/-4747 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/XTEJ1637-498 SUN_POSTN: 302.57d {+20h 10m 18s} -20.07d {-20d 04' 04"} SUN_DIST: 51.37 [deg] Sun_angle= 3.6 [hr] (West of Sun) MOON_POSTN: 167.34d {+11h 09m 21s} +1.55d {+01d 33' 17"} MOON_DIST: 86.01 [deg] MOON_ILLUM: 84 [%] GAL_COORDS: 335.43, -1.78 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the known-source transient ECL_COORDS: 255.09,-27.49 [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 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.