[vsnet-grb 337054] GCN/SWIFT_XRT_POSITION

Bacodine vxw at capella2.gsfc.nasa.gov
Tue Aug 22 18:14:58 JST 2017


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 22 Aug 17 09:14:58 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-XRT Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     768939,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:           94.3828d {+06h 17m 31.87s} (J2000),
                  94.7485d {+06h 19m 00.34s} (current),
                  93.3456d {+06h 13m 22.94s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +54.9886d {+54d 59' 18.9"} (J2000),
                 +54.9808d {+54d 58' 50.8"} (current),
                 +55.0074d {+55d 00' 26.5"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       5.1 [arcsec radius, statistical plus systematic, 90% containment]
GRB_INTEN:       2.28e-09 [erg/cm2/sec]
GRB_SIGNIF:      5.65 [sigma]
IMG_START_DATE:  17987 TJD;   234 DOY;   17/08/22
IMG_START_TIME:  33274.28 SOD {09:14:34.28} UT,   163.2 [sec] since BAT Trigger Time
TAM[0-3]:        327.64 237.24 261.59 243.47
AMPLIFIER:       2
WAVEFORM:        134
SUN_POSTN:       151.59d {+10h 06m 22s}  +11.65d {+11d 39' 13"}
SUN_DIST:         61.78 [deg]   Sun_angle= 3.8 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      159.55d {+10h 38m 12s}   +9.98d {+09d 58' 37"}
MOON_DIST:        67.51 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      0 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      159.41, 17.35 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst
ECL_COORDS:       92.95, 31.59 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the burst
COMMENTS:        SWIFT-XRT Coordinates.  
COMMENTS:        The XRT position is 1.79 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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