[vsnet-grb 65686] GCN/SWIFT_XRT_POSITION

Bacodine vxw at capella.gsfc.nasa.gov
Tue Feb 5 16:58:01 JST 2008


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 05 Feb 08 07:58:00 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-XRT Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     302506,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:           98.2576d {+06h 33m 01.8s} (J2000),
                  98.4480d {+06h 33m 47.5s} (current),
                  97.0800d {+06h 28m 19.1s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +62.7918d {+62d 47' 30.4"} (J2000),
                 +62.7853d {+62d 47' 06.9"} (current),
                 +62.8290d {+62d 49' 44.2"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       4.7 [arcsec radius, statistical plus systematic, 90% containment]
GRB_INTEN:       6.99e-09 [erg/cm2/sec]
GRB_SIGNIF:      13.74 [sigma]
IMG_START_DATE:  14501 TJD;    36 DOY;   08/02/05
IMG_START_TIME:  28652.73 SOD {07:57:32.73} UT,   101.0 [sec] since BAT Trigger Time
TAM[0-3]:        327.70 237.27 261.55 243.41
AMPLIFIER:       2
WAVEFORM:        134
SUN_POSTN:       318.34d {+21h 13m 22s}  -16.08d {-16d 04' 30"}
SUN_DIST:        125.69 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      296.48d {+19h 45m 56s}  -24.25d {-24d 15' 16"}
MOON_DIST:       139.62 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      4 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      152.35, 21.89 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst
ECL_COORDS:       94.88, 39.49 [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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