[vsnet-grb 16894] GCN/SWIFT_XRT_POSITION

Bacodine vxw at capella.gsfc.nasa.gov
Fri Feb 10 14:01:02 JST 2006


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 10 Feb 06 05:00:55 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-XRT Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     180977,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:           57.7384d {+03h 50m 57.2s} (J2000),
                  57.8314d {+03h 51m 19.5s} (current),
                  56.9787d {+03h 47m 54.8s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +27.0273d {+27d 01' 38.2"} (J2000),
                 +27.0454d {+27d 02' 43.5"} (current),
                 +26.8771d {+26d 52' 37.6"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       5.4 [arcsec radius, statistical plus systematic, 90% containment]
GRB_INTEN:       4.61e-09 [erg/cm2/sec]
GRB_SIGNIF:      11.83 [sigma]
IMG_START_DATE:  13776 TJD;    41 DOY;   06/02/10
IMG_START_TIME:  18024.75 SOD {05:00:24.75} UT,   95.0 [sec] since BAT Trigger Time
TAM[0-3]:        327.63 237.21 261.30 243.21
AMPLIFIER:       2
WAVEFORM:        134
SUN_POSTN:       323.70d {+21h 34m 47s}  -14.40d {-14d 23' 45"}
SUN_DIST:        100.09 [deg]   Sun_angle= -6.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      110.76d {+07h 23m 02s}  +27.12d {+27d 07' 25"}
MOON_DIST:        46.75 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      92 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      165.17,-20.77 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst
ECL_COORDS:       61.39,  6.74 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the burst
COMMENTS:        SWIFT-XRT Coordinates.  
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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