[vsnet-grb 68970] GCN/SWIFT_XRT_POSITION

Bacodine vxw at capella.gsfc.nasa.gov
Wed Mar 19 15:16:19 JST 2008


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 19 Mar 08 06:14:16 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-XRT Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     306757,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          217.9196d {+14h 31m 40.7s} (J2000),
                 218.0042d {+14h 32m 01.0s} (current),
                 217.4046d {+14h 29m 37.0s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +36.3041d {+36d 18' 14.7"} (J2000),
                 +36.2680d {+36d 16' 04.9"} (current),
                 +36.5245d {+36d 31' 28.1"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       4.7 [arcsec radius, statistical plus systematic, 90% containment]
GRB_INTEN:       1.56e-07 [erg/cm2/sec]
GRB_SIGNIF:      12.52 [sigma]
IMG_START_DATE:  14544 TJD;    79 DOY;   08/03/19
IMG_START_TIME:  22429.72 SOD {06:13:49.72} UT,   60.5 [sec] since BAT Trigger Time
TAM[0-3]:        327.66 237.25 261.51 243.63
AMPLIFIER:       2
WAVEFORM:        134
SUN_POSTN:       359.10d {+23h 56m 24s}   -0.39d {-00d 23' 25"}
SUN_DIST:        129.16 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.4 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      151.32d {+10h 05m 16s}  +11.50d {+11d 29' 45"}
MOON_DIST:        64.50 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      93 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       62.55, 66.88 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst
ECL_COORDS:      199.00, 47.75 [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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