////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// TITLE: GCN/SWIFT NOTICE NOTICE_DATE: Wed 17 Oct 12 05:02:59 UT NOTICE_TYPE: Swift-BAT Monitor Alert SOURCE_OBJ: PKS 0244-470 REF_NUM: 3 RA: 41.500d {+02h 46m 00s} (J2000), 41.614d {+02h 46m 27s} (current), 41.056d {+02h 44m 13s} (1950) DEC: -46.855d {-46d 51' 17"} (J2000), -46.802d {-46d 48' 05"} (current), -47.064d {-47d 03' 50"} (1950) CURR_FLUX: 0.0126 [cnts/cm2/sec] 55.00 [mCrab] BASELINE_FLUX: 0.0000 [cnts/cm2/sec] SIGNIF: 4.08 [sigma] OUTBURST_DATE: 16216 TJD; 290 DOY; 12/10/16 OUTBURST_TIME: 8688.00 SOD {02:24:48.00} UT SAMPLING: Daily SOLN_STATUS: 0x0 FLAGS: 0x40000001 LC_URL: http://swift.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/swift/results/transients/weak/PKS0244-470 SUN_POSTN: 202.44d {+13h 29m 45s} -9.39d {-09d 23' 40"} SUN_DIST: 121.26 [deg] Sun_angle= 10.7 [hr] (West of Sun) MOON_POSTN: 224.99d {+14h 59m 57s} -17.97d {-17d 58' 00"} MOON_DIST: 115.16 [deg] MOON_ILLUM: 4 [%] GAL_COORDS: 261.83,-60.09 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the known-source transient ECL_COORDS: 13.77,-58.17 [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 Notice was ground-processed from flight-data.