[vsnet-grb 239313] GCN/SWIFT_XRT_IMAGE

Bacodine vxw at capella2.gsfc.nasa.gov
Tue Aug 19 02:19:44 JST 2014


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 18 Aug 14 17:17:52 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-XRT Image
TRIGGER_NUM:     609878,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          258.1547d {+17h 12m 37.1s} (J2000),
                 258.4037d {+17h 13m 36.8s} (current),
                 257.3046d {+17h 09m 13.0s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -37.6444d {-37d 38' 39.8"} (J2000),
                 -37.6609d {-37d 39' 39.4"} (current),
                 -37.5852d {-37d 35' 06.8"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       4.3 [arcsec, radius, statistical plus systematic]
GRB_INTEN:       292 [cnts]
IMG_START_DATE:  16887 TJD;   230 DOY;   14/08/18
IMG_START_TIME:  62219.44 SOD {17:16:59.44} UT,   415.9 [sec] since BAT Trigger Time
CENTROID_X:      280.54,  raw= 281  [pixels]
CENTROID_Y:      282.35,  raw= 282  [pixels]
ROLL:            268.21 [deg]
GAIN:            4
MODE:            3, Long Image mode
WAVEFORM:        134
EXPO_TIME:       2.50 [sec]
GRB_POS_XRT_Y:   -36.39
GRB_POS_XRT_Z:   -58.35
IMAGE_URL:       sw00609878000msxps_rw.img
SUN_POSTN:       147.95d {+09h 51m 47s}  +12.96d {+12d 57' 25"}
SUN_DIST:        113.99 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       68.83d {+04h 35m 19s}  +18.14d {+18d 08' 14"}
MOON_DIST:       158.75 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      38 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      348.94,  0.92 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst
ECL_COORDS:      260.33,-14.60 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the burst
COMMENTS:        SWIFT-XRT Image.  
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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