[vsnet-grb 202913] GCN/SWIFT_XRT_POSITION

Bacodine vxw at capella2.gsfc.nasa.gov
Tue May 14 16:15:47 JST 2013


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 14 May 13 07:15:44 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-XRT Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     555821,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          296.2801d {+19h 45m 07.22s} (J2000),
                 296.4607d {+19h 45m 50.56s} (current),
                 295.6042d {+19h 42m 25.01s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:          -7.9773d {-07d 58' 38.2"} (J2000),
                  -7.9442d {-07d 56' 39.2"} (current),
                  -8.0991d {-08d 05' 56.7"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       4.8 [arcsec radius, statistical plus systematic, 90% containment]
GRB_INTEN:       5.83e-09 [erg/cm2/sec]
GRB_SIGNIF:      12.00 [sigma]
IMG_START_DATE:  16426 TJD;   134 DOY;   13/05/14
IMG_START_TIME:  26109.93 SOD {07:15:09.93} UT,   88.9 [sec] since BAT Trigger Time
TAM[0-3]:        327.66 237.25 261.62 243.75
AMPLIFIER:       2
WAVEFORM:        134
SUN_POSTN:        51.28d {+03h 25m 07s}  +18.69d {+18d 41' 14"}
SUN_DIST:        115.98 [deg]   Sun_angle= 7.7 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      100.99d {+06h 43m 58s}  +18.74d {+18d 44' 06"}
MOON_DIST:       161.50 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      16 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       31.82,-15.54 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst
ECL_COORDS:      296.75, 13.05 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the burst
COMMENTS:        SWIFT-XRT Coordinates.  
COMMENTS:        The XRT position is 1.34 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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