[vsnet-grb 188592] GCN/SWIFT_XRT_POSITION

Bacodine vxw at capella2.gsfc.nasa.gov
Thu Nov 1 07:53:54 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 31 Oct 12 22:52:22 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-XRT Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     537195,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          170.7694d {+11h 23m 04.65s} (J2000),
                 170.9331d {+11h 23m 43.95s} (current),
                 170.1316d {+11h 20m 31.58s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:          -3.5153d {-03d 30' 55.0"} (J2000),
                  -3.5858d {-03d 35' 09.0"} (current),
                  -3.2408d {-03d 14' 26.7"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       4.8 [arcsec radius, statistical plus systematic, 90% containment]
GRB_INTEN:       5.90e-09 [erg/cm2/sec]
GRB_SIGNIF:      12.28 [sigma]
IMG_START_DATE:  16231 TJD;   305 DOY;   12/10/31
IMG_START_TIME:  82292.63 SOD {22:51:32.63} UT,   62.0 [sec] since BAT Trigger Time
TAM[0-3]:        327.65 237.21 261.41 243.76
AMPLIFIER:       2
WAVEFORM:        134
SUN_POSTN:       216.53d {+14h 26m 08s}  -14.47d {-14d 28' 12"}
SUN_DIST:         46.23 [deg]   Sun_angle= 3.0 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       60.14d {+04h 00m 34s}  +19.99d {+19d 59' 15"}
MOON_DIST:       110.75 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      96 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      264.69, 52.67 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst
ECL_COORDS:      172.91, -6.89 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the burst
COMMENTS:        SWIFT-XRT Coordinates.  
COMMENTS:        The XRT position is 0.29 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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