////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// TITLE: GCN/SWIFT NOTICE NOTICE_DATE: Thu 06 Dec 12 20:14:09 UT NOTICE_TYPE: Swift-BAT Monitor Alert SOURCE_OBJ: LMC X-4 REF_NUM: 3 RA: 83.200d {+05h 32m 48s} (J2000), 83.202d {+05h 32m 49s} (current), 83.192d {+05h 32m 46s} (1950) DEC: -66.367d {-66d 22' 00"} (J2000), -66.358d {-66d 21' 30"} (current), -66.400d {-66d 23' 59"} (1950) CURR_FLUX: 0.0189 [cnts/cm2/sec] 82.00 [mCrab] BASELINE_FLUX: 0.0040 [cnts/cm2/sec] SIGNIF: 4.30 [sigma] OUTBURST_DATE: 16266 TJD; 340 DOY; 12/12/05 OUTBURST_TIME: 96.00 SOD {00:01:36.00} UT SAMPLING: Daily SOLN_STATUS: 0x0 FLAGS: 0x40000001 LC_URL: http://swift.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/swift/results/transients/LMCX-4 SUN_POSTN: 253.85d {+16h 55m 24s} -22.61d {-22d 36' 24"} SUN_DIST: 90.75 [deg] Sun_angle= 11.4 [hr] (West of Sun) MOON_POSTN: 166.60d {+11h 06m 25s} +0.45d {+00d 26' 49"} MOON_DIST: 87.77 [deg] MOON_ILLUM: 48 [%] GAL_COORDS: 276.33,-32.53 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the known-source transient ECL_COORDS: 0.96,-87.28 [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.