////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// TITLE: GCN/SWIFT NOTICE NOTICE_DATE: Tue 13 Mar 12 17:24:43 UT NOTICE_TYPE: Swift-BAT Monitor Alert SOURCE_OBJ: XTE J1855-026 REF_NUM: 1 RA: 283.880d {+18h 55m 31s} (J2000), 284.039d {+18h 56m 09s} (current), 283.227d {+18h 52m 54s} (1950) DEC: -2.607d {-02d 36' 23"} (J2000), -2.590d {-02d 35' 24"} (current), -2.672d {-02d 40' 18"} (1950) CURR_FLUX: 0.0269 [cnts/cm2/sec] 118.00 [mCrab] BASELINE_FLUX: 0.0023 [cnts/cm2/sec] SIGNIF: 12.09 [sigma] OUTBURST_DATE: 15999 TJD; 73 DOY; 12/03/13 OUTBURST_TIME: 1368.00 SOD {00:22:48.00} UT SAMPLING: Daily SOLN_STATUS: 0x0 FLAGS: 0x40000001 LC_URL: http://swift.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/swift/results/transients/weak/XTEJ1855-026 SUN_POSTN: 354.07d {+23h 36m 16s} -2.57d {-02d 33' 55"} SUN_DIST: 69.95 [deg] Sun_angle= 4.7 [hr] (West of Sun) MOON_POSTN: 244.12d {+16h 16m 30s} -21.64d {-21d 38' 05"} MOON_DIST: 43.21 [deg] MOON_ILLUM: 65 [%] GAL_COORDS: 31.08, -2.10 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the known-source transient ECL_COORDS: 284.79, 20.12 [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 Notice was ground-processed from flight-data.