[vsnet-grb 134493] GCN/SWIFT_XRT_POSITION

Bacodine vxw at capella2.gsfc.nasa.gov
Sun Oct 17 19:34:37 JST 2010


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 17 Oct 10 10:34:37 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-XRT Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     436429,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          291.3865d {+19h 25m 32.76s} (J2000),
                 291.5641d {+19h 26m 15.39s} (current),
                 290.5626d {+19h 22m 15.03s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -35.1451d {-35d 08' 42.3"} (J2000),
                 -35.1231d {-35d 07' 23.1"} (current),
                 -35.2448d {-35d 14' 41.1"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       4.7 [arcsec radius, statistical plus systematic, 90% containment]
GRB_INTEN:       8.79e-09 [erg/cm2/sec]
GRB_SIGNIF:      13.26 [sigma]
IMG_START_DATE:  15486 TJD;   290 DOY;   10/10/17
IMG_START_TIME:  38048.38 SOD {10:34:08.38} UT,   81.0 [sec] since BAT Trigger Time
TAM[0-3]:        327.66 237.25 261.64 243.43
AMPLIFIER:       2
WAVEFORM:        134
SUN_POSTN:       202.17d {+13h 28m 41s}   -9.29d {-09d 17' 25"}
SUN_DIST:         84.18 [deg]   Sun_angle= -6.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      323.23d {+21h 32m 55s}  -10.72d {-10d 43' 18"}
MOON_DIST:        37.72 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      74 [%]
GAL_COORDS:        3.46,-21.74 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst
ECL_COORDS:      287.82,-13.02 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the burst
COMMENTS:        SWIFT-XRT Coordinates.  
COMMENTS:        The XRT position is 0.49 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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