[vsnet-grb 138374] GCN/SWIFT_XRT_POSITION

Bacodine vxw at capella2.gsfc.nasa.gov
Mon Dec 13 19:59:50 JST 2010


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 13 Dec 10 10:59:50 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-XRT Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     440285,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          241.3139d {+16h 05m 15.33s} (J2000),
                 241.4327d {+16h 05m 43.84s} (current),
                 240.7716d {+16h 03m 05.19s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +21.8984d {+21d 53' 54.2"} (J2000),
                 +21.8692d {+21d 52' 09.1"} (current),
                 +22.0332d {+22d 01' 59.4"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       4.8 [arcsec radius, statistical plus systematic, 90% containment]
GRB_INTEN:       4.76e-09 [erg/cm2/sec]
GRB_SIGNIF:      11.87 [sigma]
IMG_START_DATE:  15543 TJD;   347 DOY;   10/12/13
IMG_START_TIME:  39068.62 SOD {10:51:08.62} UT,   105.6 [sec] since BAT Trigger Time
TAM[0-3]:        327.65 237.20 261.56 243.31
AMPLIFIER:       2
WAVEFORM:        134
SUN_POSTN:       260.55d {+17h 22m 13s}  -23.15d {-23d 09' 11"}
SUN_DIST:         48.72 [deg]   Sun_angle= 1.3 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      348.79d {+23h 15m 09s}   +0.79d {+00d 47' 20"}
MOON_DIST:       105.76 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      49 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       37.16, 45.87 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst
ECL_COORDS:      233.34, 41.76 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the burst
COMMENTS:        SWIFT-XRT Coordinates.  
COMMENTS:        The XRT position is 1.82 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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