////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// TITLE: GCN/SWIFT NOTICE NOTICE_DATE: Wed 07 Nov 12 07:58:05 UT NOTICE_TYPE: Swift-BAT Monitor Alert SOURCE_OBJ: SWIFT J1538.3-5659 REF_NUM: 11 RA: 234.583d {+15h 38m 20s} (J2000), 234.837d {+15h 39m 21s} (current), 233.596d {+15h 34m 23s} (1950) DEC: -56.987d {-56d 59' 12"} (J2000), -57.028d {-57d 01' 41"} (current), -56.824d {-56d 49' 24"} (1950) CURR_FLUX: 0.0112 [cnts/cm2/sec] 49.00 [mCrab] BASELINE_FLUX: -0.0001 [cnts/cm2/sec] SIGNIF: 4.03 [sigma] OUTBURST_DATE: 16237 TJD; 311 DOY; 12/11/06 OUTBURST_TIME: 2160.00 SOD {00:36:00.00} UT SAMPLING: Daily SOLN_STATUS: 0x0 FLAGS: 0x40000001 LC_URL: http://swift.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/swift/results/transients/weak/SWIFTJ1538.3-5659 SUN_POSTN: 222.85d {+14h 51m 23s} -16.43d {-16d 25' 33"} SUN_DIST: 41.59 [deg] Sun_angle= -0.8 [hr] (East of Sun) MOON_POSTN: 139.59d {+09h 18m 22s} +10.15d {+10d 08' 59"} MOON_DIST: 101.35 [deg] MOON_ILLUM: 47 [%] GAL_COORDS: 324.20, -1.17 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the known-source transient ECL_COORDS: 246.92,-36.35 [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.