[vsnet-grb 271501] GCN/SWIFT_XRT_POSITION

Bacodine vxw at capella2.gsfc.nasa.gov
Wed Sep 16 06:21:26 JST 2015


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 15 Sep 15 21:21:12 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-XRT Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     655721,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          319.6579d {+21h 18m 37.89s} (J2000),
                 319.8985d {+21h 19m 35.63s} (current),
                 318.8901d {+21h 15m 33.62s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -34.9130d {-34d 54' 46.7"} (J2000),
                 -34.8462d {-34d 50' 46.4"} (current),
                 -35.1240d {-35d 07' 26.3"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       4.8 [arcsec radius, statistical plus systematic, 90% containment]
GRB_INTEN:       5.57e-09 [erg/cm2/sec]
GRB_SIGNIF:      12.52 [sigma]
IMG_START_DATE:  17280 TJD;   258 DOY;   15/09/15
IMG_START_TIME:  76833.55 SOD {21:20:33.55} UT,   128.7 [sec] since BAT Trigger Time
TAM[0-3]:        327.66 237.21 261.63 243.48
AMPLIFIER:       2
WAVEFORM:        134
SUN_POSTN:       173.31d {+11h 33m 14s}   +2.89d {+02d 53' 27"}
SUN_DIST:        135.48 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.8 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      200.16d {+13h 20m 39s}   -6.52d {-06d 31' 13"}
MOON_DIST:       109.85 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      6 [%]
GAL_COORDS:        9.44,-44.28 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst
ECL_COORDS:      311.17,-18.30 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the burst
COMMENTS:        SWIFT-XRT Coordinates.  
COMMENTS:        The XRT position is 5.06 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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