[vsnet-grb 65880] GCN/SWIFT_XRT_POSITION

Bacodine vxw at capella.gsfc.nasa.gov
Fri Feb 8 06:32:55 JST 2008


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 07 Feb 08 21:32:54 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-XRT Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     302728,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          207.5117d {+13h 50m 02.8s} (J2000),
                 207.6128d {+13h 50m 27.0s} (current),
                 206.8882d {+13h 47m 33.1s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:          +7.5018d {+07d 30' 06.4"} (J2000),
                  +7.4618d {+07d 27' 42.5"} (current),
                  +7.7494d {+07d 44' 57.9"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       4.7 [arcsec radius, statistical plus systematic, 90% containment]
GRB_INTEN:       8.17e-09 [erg/cm2/sec]
GRB_SIGNIF:      14.73 [sigma]
IMG_START_DATE:  14503 TJD;    38 DOY;   08/02/07
IMG_START_TIME:  77545.49 SOD {21:32:25.49} UT,   124.1 [sec] since BAT Trigger Time
TAM[0-3]:        327.64 237.24 261.32 243.58
AMPLIFIER:       2
WAVEFORM:        134
SUN_POSTN:       320.92d {+21h 23m 40s}  -15.29d {-15d 17' 13"}
SUN_DIST:        114.37 [deg]   Sun_angle= 7.6 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      329.87d {+21h 59m 28s}  -12.39d {-12d 23' 09"}
MOON_DIST:       123.00 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      1 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      340.92, 65.95 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst
ECL_COORDS:      202.72, 17.58 [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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