[vsnet-grb 166550] GCN/SWIFT_XRT_POSITION

Bacodine vxw at capella2.gsfc.nasa.gov
Thu Jan 19 13:07:10 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 19 Jan 12 04:06:01 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-XRT Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     512035,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          120.0293d {+08h 00m 07.03s} (J2000),
                 120.1744d {+08h 00m 41.85s} (current),
                 119.4271d {+07h 57m 42.50s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:          -9.0803d {-09d 04' 49.0"} (J2000),
                  -9.1139d {-09d 06' 50.1"} (current),
                  -8.9422d {-08d 56' 32.0"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       4.7 [arcsec radius, statistical plus systematic, 90% containment]
GRB_INTEN:       1.06e-08 [erg/cm2/sec]
GRB_SIGNIF:      14.69 [sigma]
IMG_START_DATE:  15945 TJD;    19 DOY;   12/01/19
IMG_START_TIME:  14723.49 SOD {04:05:23.49} UT,   53.3 [sec] since BAT Trigger Time
TAM[0-3]:        327.65 237.23 261.34 243.64
AMPLIFIER:       2
WAVEFORM:        134
SUN_POSTN:       300.58d {+20h 02m 20s}  -20.47d {-20d 27' 55"}
SUN_DIST:        150.42 [deg]   Sun_angle= -12.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      243.06d {+16h 12m 14s}  -21.81d {-21d 48' 40"}
MOON_DIST:       116.03 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      20 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      229.09, 10.81 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst
ECL_COORDS:      124.40,-29.00 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the burst
COMMENTS:        SWIFT-XRT Coordinates.  
COMMENTS:        The XRT position is 0.40 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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