[vsnet-grb 231136] GCN/SWIFT_XRT_POSITION

Bacodine vxw at capella2.gsfc.nasa.gov
Wed May 7 06:17:10 JST 2014


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 06 May 14 21:16:02 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-XRT Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     598284,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          276.7752d {+18h 27m 06.04s} (J2000),
                 277.0749d {+18h 28m 17.97s} (current),
                 275.7297d {+18h 22m 55.13s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -55.6353d {-55d 38' 07.0"} (J2000),
                 -55.6257d {-55d 37' 32.4"} (current),
                 -55.6656d {-55d 39' 56.2"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       4.7 [arcsec radius, statistical plus systematic, 90% containment]
GRB_INTEN:       1.01e-08 [erg/cm2/sec]
GRB_SIGNIF:      13.74 [sigma]
IMG_START_DATE:  16783 TJD;   126 DOY;   14/05/06
IMG_START_TIME:  76154.70 SOD {21:09:14.70} UT,   97.9 [sec] since BAT Trigger Time
TAM[0-3]:        327.70 237.20 261.60 243.81
AMPLIFIER:       2
WAVEFORM:        134
SUN_POSTN:        43.80d {+02h 55m 11s}  +16.70d {+16d 42' 03"}
SUN_DIST:        124.09 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.4 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      134.50d {+08h 58m 00s}  +11.88d {+11d 52' 58"}
MOON_DIST:       127.50 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      48 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      339.31,-18.85 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst
ECL_COORDS:      274.52,-32.30 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the burst
COMMENTS:        SWIFT-XRT Coordinates.  
COMMENTS:        The XRT position is 4.42 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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