////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// TITLE: GCN/SWIFT NOTICE NOTICE_DATE: Thu 23 Jul 15 04:23:24 UT NOTICE_TYPE: Swift-BAT Monitor Alert SOURCE_OBJ: XTE J1710-281 REF_NUM: 2 RA: 257.551d {+17h 10m 12s} (J2000), 257.795d {+17h 11m 11s} (current), 256.765d {+17h 07m 04s} (1950) DEC: -28.132d {-28d 07' 54"} (J2000), -28.150d {-28d 09' 01"} (current), -28.070d {-28d 04' 11"} (1950) CURR_FLUX: 0.0105 [cnts/cm2/sec] 45.00 [mCrab] BASELINE_FLUX: 0.0005 [cnts/cm2/sec] SIGNIF: 4.58 [sigma] OUTBURST_DATE: 17224 TJD; 202 DOY; 15/07/21 OUTBURST_TIME: 6040.00 SOD {01:40:40.00} UT SAMPLING: Daily SRC_TYPE: Known SOLN_STATUS: 0x4 FLAGS: 0x40000001 LC_URL: http://swift.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/swift/results/transients/weak/XTEJ1710-281 SUN_POSTN: 122.22d {+08h 08m 52s} +20.14d {+20d 08' 27"} SUN_DIST: 138.91 [deg] Sun_angle= -9.0 [hr] (East of Sun) MOON_POSTN: 198.23d {+13h 12m 56s} -6.14d {-06d 08' 12"} MOON_DIST: 60.36 [deg] MOON_ILLUM: 41 [%] GAL_COORDS: 356.36, 6.92 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the known-source transient ECL_COORDS: 259.00, -5.17 [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.