[vsnet-grb-info 6643] GRB 080916B: Enhanced Swift-XRT position

[GCN Circulars]

TITLE:   GCN CIRCULAR
NUMBER:  8247
SUBJECT: GRB 080916B: Enhanced Swift-XRT position
DATE:    08/09/16 19:40:44 GMT
FROM:    Phil Evans at U of Leicester  <pae9 at star.le.ac.uk>

M.R. Goad, J.P. Osborne, A.P. Beardmore and P.A. Evans (U. Leicester) 
report on behalf of the Swift-XRT team.

Using 1049 s of XRT Photon Counting mode data and 1 UVOT
images for GRB 080916B, we find an astrometrically corrected X-ray
position (using the XRT-UVOT alignment and matching UVOT field sources
to the USNO-B1 catalogue): RA, Dec = 163.66512, +69.06545 which is equivalent
to:

RA (J2000): 10h 54m 39.63s
Dec (J2000): +69d 03' 55.6"

with an uncertainty of 5.1 arcsec (radius, 90% confidence).

This position may be improved as more data are received. The latest position
can be viewed at http://www.swift.ac.uk/xrt_positions. Position enhancement is
described by Goad et al. (2007, A&A, 476, 1401
http://www.swift.ac.uk/xrt_positions/Goad.pdf), the current algorithm is an
extension of this method.

This circular was automatically generated, and is an official product of the
Swift-XRT team.