[vsnet-grb 129744] GCN/SWIFT_XRT_POSITION

Bacodine vxw at capella2.gsfc.nasa.gov
Sat Aug 14 12:55:37 JST 2010


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 14 Aug 10 03:55:36 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-XRT Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     431605,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:           22.4699d {+01h 29m 52.77s} (J2000),
                  22.5986d {+01h 30m 23.65s} (current),
                  21.8638d {+01h 27m 27.30s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -17.9954d {-17d 59' 43.4"} (J2000),
                 -17.9408d {-17d 56' 26.9"} (current),
                 -18.2532d {-18d 15' 11.6"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       4.8 [arcsec radius, statistical plus systematic, 90% containment]
GRB_INTEN:       6.18e-09 [erg/cm2/sec]
GRB_SIGNIF:      12.24 [sigma]
IMG_START_DATE:  15422 TJD;   226 DOY;   10/08/14
IMG_START_TIME:  13898.61 SOD {03:51:38.61} UT,   87.4 [sec] since BAT Trigger Time
TAM[0-3]:        327.67 237.23 261.56 243.28
AMPLIFIER:       2
WAVEFORM:        134
SUN_POSTN:       143.66d {+09h 34m 38s}  +14.41d {+14d 24' 30"}
SUN_DIST:        123.51 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.1 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      194.42d {+12h 57m 41s}  -11.73d {-11d 43' 35"}
MOON_DIST:       149.25 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      22 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      169.06,-77.28 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst
ECL_COORDS:       13.48,-25.34 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the burst
COMMENTS:        SWIFT-XRT Coordinates.  
COMMENTS:        The XRT position is 0.85 arcmin from the BAT position.  
COMMENTS:        The object found at this position is either a very bright burst or a cosmic ray hit.  
COMMENTS:        Examine the XRT Image to differentiate (CRs are much more compact); see examples at:  
COMMENTS:        http://www.swift.psu.edu/xrt/XRT_Postage_Stamp_Image_Photo_Gallery.htm .  


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