[vsnet-grb 169135] GCN/SWIFT_XRT_POSITION

Bacodine vxw at capella2.gsfc.nasa.gov
Sat Feb 25 04:13:09 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 24 Feb 12 19:12:56 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-XRT Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     516027,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:           38.5956d {+02h 34m 22.94s} (J2000),
                  38.7108d {+02h 34m 50.58s} (current),
                  38.1214d {+02h 32m 29.13s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -43.7978d {-43d 47' 52.0"} (J2000),
                 -43.7450d {-43d 44' 41.9"} (current),
                 -44.0161d {-44d 00' 57.9"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       4.8 [arcsec radius, statistical plus systematic, 90% containment]
GRB_INTEN:       7.03e-09 [erg/cm2/sec]
GRB_SIGNIF:      13.63 [sigma]
IMG_START_DATE:  15981 TJD;    55 DOY;   12/02/24
IMG_START_TIME:  69141.57 SOD {19:12:21.57} UT,   397.5 [sec] since BAT Trigger Time
TAM[0-3]:        327.66 237.22 261.40 243.69
AMPLIFIER:       2
WAVEFORM:        134
SUN_POSTN:       337.38d {+22h 29m 32s}   -9.46d {-09d 27' 51"}
SUN_DIST:         62.90 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:        5.94d {+00h 23m 45s}   +7.31d {+07d 18' 27"}
MOON_DIST:        59.03 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      8 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      258.48,-63.41 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst
ECL_COORDS:       13.73,-54.50 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the burst
COMMENTS:        SWIFT-XRT Coordinates.  
COMMENTS:        The XRT position is 3.45 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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