[vsnet-grb 53496] GCN/SWIFT_XRT_POSITION

Bacodine vxw at capella.gsfc.nasa.gov
Sat Aug 11 04:56:50 JST 2007


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 10 Aug 07 19:56:46 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-XRT Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     287421,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          244.4605d {+16h 17m 50.5s} (J2000),
                 244.5685d {+16h 18m 16.4s} (current),
                 243.7512d {+16h 15m 00.2s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -15.4132d {-15d 24' 47.5"} (J2000),
                 -15.4314d {-15d 25' 53.1"} (current),
                 -15.2916d {-15d 17' 29.8"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       4.7 [arcsec radius, statistical plus systematic, 90% containment]
GRB_INTEN:       2.41e-07 [erg/cm2/sec]
GRB_SIGNIF:      14.66 [sigma]
IMG_START_DATE:  14322 TJD;   222 DOY;   07/08/10
IMG_START_TIME:  71783.03 SOD {19:56:23.03} UT,   137.2 [sec] since BAT Trigger Time
TAM[0-3]:        327.62 237.20 261.23 243.64
AMPLIFIER:       2
WAVEFORM:        134
SUN_POSTN:       140.26d {+09h 21m 01s}  +15.49d {+15d 29' 34"}
SUN_DIST:        107.50 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      114.03d {+07h 36m 07s}  +25.35d {+25d 21' 09"}
MOON_DIST:       132.85 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      5 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      358.93, 24.31 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst
ECL_COORDS:      245.30,  5.86 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the burst
COMMENTS:        SWIFT-XRT Coordinates.  
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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