[vsnet-grb 171652] GCN/SWIFT_XRT_POSITION

Bacodine vxw at capella2.gsfc.nasa.gov
Thu Mar 29 11:38:06 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 29 Mar 12 02:38:05 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-XRT Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     518853,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          188.5114d {+12h 34m 02.73s} (J2000),
                 188.6886d {+12h 34m 45.26s} (current),
                 187.7925d {+12h 31m 10.20s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -63.4011d {-63d 24' 03.9"} (J2000),
                 -63.4685d {-63d 28' 06.5"} (current),
                 -63.1255d {-63d 07' 31.8"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       5.0 [arcsec radius, statistical plus systematic, 90% containment]
GRB_INTEN:       2.50e-09 [erg/cm2/sec]
GRB_SIGNIF:      7.41 [sigma]
IMG_START_DATE:  16015 TJD;    89 DOY;   12/03/29
IMG_START_TIME:  9450.08 SOD {02:37:30.08} UT,   922.1 [sec] since BAT Trigger Time
TAM[0-3]:        327.65 237.23 261.51 243.58
AMPLIFIER:       2
WAVEFORM:        134
SUN_POSTN:         8.10d {+00h 32m 23s}   +3.49d {+03d 29' 37"}
SUN_DIST:        120.02 [deg]   Sun_angle= 12.0 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       78.77d {+05h 15m 05s}  +21.83d {+21d 49' 53"}
MOON_DIST:       118.29 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      34 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      300.99, -0.60 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst
ECL_COORDS:      223.24,-52.56 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the burst
COMMENTS:        SWIFT-XRT Coordinates.  
COMMENTS:        The XRT position is 1.22 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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