[vsnet-grb 300958] GCN/SWIFT_XRT_POSITION

Bacodine vxw at capella2.gsfc.nasa.gov
Thu Aug 25 08:24:42 JST 2016


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 24 Aug 16 23:24:29 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-XRT Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     709765,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:           80.0873d {+05h 20m 20.95s} (J2000),
                  80.3773d {+05h 21m 30.56s} (current),
                  79.2169d {+05h 16m 52.06s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +40.0283d {+40d 01' 41.8"} (J2000),
                 +40.0440d {+40d 02' 38.4"} (current),
                 +39.9783d {+39d 58' 41.8"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       4.7 [arcsec radius, statistical plus systematic, 90% containment]
GRB_INTEN:       1.04e-08 [erg/cm2/sec]
GRB_SIGNIF:      14.17 [sigma]
IMG_START_DATE:  17624 TJD;   237 DOY;   16/08/24
IMG_START_TIME:  84236.53 SOD {23:23:56.53} UT,   91.2 [sec] since BAT Trigger Time
TAM[0-3]:        327.69 237.20 261.63 243.56
AMPLIFIER:       2
WAVEFORM:        134
SUN_POSTN:       154.19d {+10h 16m 46s}  +10.69d {+10d 41' 15"}
SUN_DIST:         70.79 [deg]   Sun_angle= 4.9 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       58.76d {+03h 55m 02s}  +15.08d {+15d 04' 51"}
MOON_DIST:        31.29 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      52 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      167.87,  1.69 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst
ECL_COORDS:       82.08, 16.86 [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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