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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 19 Jun 12 00:14:20 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT Monitor Alert
SOURCE_OBJ:      MAXI J1647-227
REF_NUM:         2
RA:              252.051d {+16h 48m 12s} (J2000),
                 252.239d {+16h 48m 57s} (current),
                 251.298d {+16h 45m 12s} (1950)
DEC:             -23.015d {-23d 00' 53"} (J2000),
                 -23.036d {-23d 02' 10"} (current),
                 -22.927d {-22d 55' 38"} (1950)
CURR_FLUX:       0.0077 [cnts/cm2/sec]   34.00 [mCrab]
BASELINE_FLUX:   0.0077 [cnts/cm2/sec]
SIGNIF:          4.44 [sigma]
OUTBURST_DATE:   16096 TJD;   170 DOY;   12/06/18
OUTBURST_TIME:   44712.00 SOD {12:25:12.00} UT
SAMPLING:        Daily
SOLN_STATUS:     0x0
FLAGS:           0x40000001
LC_URL:          http://swift.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/swift/results/transients/weak/MAXIJ1647-227
SUN_POSTN:        87.96d {+05h 51m 51s}  +23.42d {+23d 25' 26"}
SUN_DIST:        165.55 [deg]   Sun_angle= -11.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       80.68d {+05h 22m 44s}  +21.77d {+21d 46' 14"}
MOON_DIST:       172.09 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      0 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      357.48, 13.96 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the known-source transient
ECL_COORDS:      253.52, -0.60 [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.