[vsnet-grb 191667] GCN/SWIFT_XRT_POSITION

Bacodine vxw at capella2.gsfc.nasa.gov
Tue Dec 11 22:49:27 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 11 Dec 12 13:49:10 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-XRT Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     541200,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          195.5332d {+13h 02m 07.96s} (J2000),
                 195.6878d {+13h 02m 45.07s} (current),
                 194.9354d {+12h 59m 44.49s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +30.1489d {+30d 08' 56.0"} (J2000),
                 +30.0795d {+30d 04' 46.1"} (current),
                 +30.4175d {+30d 25' 03.0"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       4.8 [arcsec radius, statistical plus systematic, 90% containment]
GRB_INTEN:       6.64e-09 [erg/cm2/sec]
GRB_SIGNIF:      12.56 [sigma]
IMG_START_DATE:  16272 TJD;   346 DOY;   12/12/11
IMG_START_TIME:  49712.31 SOD {13:48:32.31} UT,   89.5 [sec] since BAT Trigger Time
TAM[0-3]:        327.63 237.22 261.52 243.66
AMPLIFIER:       2
WAVEFORM:        134
SUN_POSTN:       259.05d {+17h 16m 11s}  -23.05d {-23d 03' 17"}
SUN_DIST:         80.75 [deg]   Sun_angle= 4.2 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      232.35d {+15h 29m 23s}  -18.96d {-18d 57' 36"}
MOON_DIST:        60.42 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      5 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       85.72, 86.18 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst
ECL_COORDS:      180.87, 33.57 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the burst
COMMENTS:        SWIFT-XRT Coordinates.  
COMMENTS:        The XRT position is 0.92 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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