[vsnet-grb 279600] GCN/SWIFT_XRT_POSITION

Bacodine vxw at capella2.gsfc.nasa.gov
Tue Dec 29 07:49:45 JST 2015


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 28 Dec 15 22:48:34 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-XRT Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     668641,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          344.4248d {+22h 57m 41.95s} (J2000),
                 344.6263d {+22h 58m 30.31s} (current),
                 343.7949d {+22h 55m 10.78s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:          +8.0807d {+08d 04' 50.5"} (J2000),
                  +8.1665d {+08d 09' 59.3"} (current),
                  +7.8129d {+07d 48' 46.5"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       4.8 [arcsec radius, statistical plus systematic, 90% containment]
GRB_INTEN:       6.74e-09 [erg/cm2/sec]
GRB_SIGNIF:      13.15 [sigma]
IMG_START_DATE:  17384 TJD;   362 DOY;   15/12/28
IMG_START_TIME:  82084.46 SOD {22:48:04.46} UT,   49.5 [sec] since BAT Trigger Time
TAM[0-3]:        327.69 237.22 261.60 243.73
AMPLIFIER:       2
WAVEFORM:        134
SUN_POSTN:       277.49d {+18h 29m 57s}  -23.26d {-23d 15' 28"}
SUN_DIST:         72.71 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      141.01d {+09h 24m 02s}  +12.24d {+12d 14' 17"}
MOON_DIST:       148.90 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      87 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       80.85,-45.30 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst
ECL_COORDS:      348.85, 13.57 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the burst
COMMENTS:        SWIFT-XRT Coordinates.  
COMMENTS:        The XRT position is 0.97 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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