[vsnet-grb 66274] GCN/SWIFT_XRT_POSITION

Bacodine vxw at capella.gsfc.nasa.gov
Wed Feb 13 02:37:06 JST 2008


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 12 Feb 08 17:36:51 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-XRT Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     303105,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          231.1466d {+15h 24m 35.1s} (J2000),
                 231.2654d {+15h 25m 03.6s} (current),
                 230.4161d {+15h 21m 39.8s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -22.7410d {-22d 44' 27.5"} (J2000),
                 -22.7693d {-22d 46' 09.5"} (current),
                 -22.5650d {-22d 33' 53.8"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       4.7 [arcsec radius, statistical plus systematic, 90% containment]
GRB_INTEN:       6.93e-09 [erg/cm2/sec]
GRB_SIGNIF:      14.42 [sigma]
IMG_START_DATE:  14508 TJD;    43 DOY;   08/02/12
IMG_START_TIME:  63379.93 SOD {17:36:19.93} UT,   106.5 [sec] since BAT Trigger Time
TAM[0-3]:        327.63 237.24 261.32 243.36
AMPLIFIER:       2
WAVEFORM:        134
SUN_POSTN:       325.71d {+21h 42m 50s}  -13.73d {-13d 43' 33"}
SUN_DIST:         88.71 [deg]   Sun_angle= 6.3 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       30.72d {+02h 02m 54s}  +17.67d {+17d 40' 17"}
MOON_DIST:       160.08 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      34 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      343.22, 27.90 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst
ECL_COORDS:      234.55, -3.96 [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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