[vsnet-grb 69600] GCN/SWIFT_XRT_POSITION

Bacodine vxw at capella.gsfc.nasa.gov
Tue Mar 25 13:12:38 JST 2008


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 25 Mar 08 04:12:35 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-XRT Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     307604,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          277.8920d {+18h 31m 34.0s} (J2000),
                 277.9638d {+18h 31m 51.3s} (current),
                 277.4557d {+18h 29m 49.3s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +36.5221d {+36d 31' 19.5"} (J2000),
                 +36.5284d {+36d 31' 42.3"} (current),
                 +36.4849d {+36d 29' 05.7"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       4.7 [arcsec radius, statistical plus systematic, 90% containment]
GRB_INTEN:       5.43e-09 [erg/cm2/sec]
GRB_SIGNIF:      12.68 [sigma]
IMG_START_DATE:  14550 TJD;    85 DOY;   08/03/25
IMG_START_TIME:  15109.21 SOD {04:11:49.21} UT,   151.9 [sec] since BAT Trigger Time
TAM[0-3]:        327.67 237.24 261.28 243.57
AMPLIFIER:       2
WAVEFORM:        134
SUN_POSTN:         4.49d {+00h 17m 57s}   +1.94d {+01d 56' 33"}
SUN_DIST:         86.05 [deg]   Sun_angle= 5.8 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      218.98d {+14h 35m 56s}  -20.55d {-20d 32' 46"}
MOON_DIST:        79.70 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      89 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       64.81, 19.47 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst
ECL_COORDS:      282.60, 59.62 [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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