[vsnet-grb 231621] GCN/SWIFT_XRT_POSITION

Bacodine vxw at capella2.gsfc.nasa.gov
Tue May 13 04:34:56 JST 2014


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 12 May 14 19:34:10 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-XRT Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     598819,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          289.3562d {+19h 17m 25.48s} (J2000),
                 289.5605d {+19h 18m 14.52s} (current),
                 288.6444d {+19h 14m 34.66s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -15.1004d {-15d 06' 01.4"} (J2000),
                 -15.0738d {-15d 04' 25.5"} (current),
                 -15.1910d {-15d 11' 27.7"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       5.5 [arcsec radius, statistical plus systematic, 90% containment]
GRB_INTEN:       2.97e-08 [erg/cm2/sec]
GRB_SIGNIF:      6.00 [sigma]
IMG_START_DATE:  16789 TJD;   132 DOY;   14/05/12
IMG_START_TIME:  70407.58 SOD {19:33:27.58} UT,   98.4 [sec] since BAT Trigger Time
TAM[0-3]:        327.67 237.21 261.55 243.68
AMPLIFIER:       2
WAVEFORM:        134
SUN_POSTN:        49.58d {+03h 18m 19s}  +18.26d {+18d 15' 52"}
SUN_DIST:        122.70 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.0 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      204.97d {+13h 39m 54s}  -10.57d {-10d 34' 09"}
MOON_DIST:        82.11 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      95 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       22.19,-12.47 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst
ECL_COORDS:      288.81,  7.08 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the burst
COMMENTS:        SWIFT-XRT Coordinates.  
COMMENTS:        The XRT position is 0.85 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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