[vsnet-grb 69866] GCN/SWIFT_XRT_POSITION

Bacodine vxw at capella.gsfc.nasa.gov
Fri Mar 28 17:07:11 JST 2008


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 28 Mar 08 08:05:29 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-XRT Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     307931,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:           80.4836d {+05h 21m 56.0s} (J2000),
                  80.6385d {+05h 22m 33.2s} (current),
                  79.5440d {+05h 18m 10.5s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +47.5104d {+47d 30' 37.4"} (J2000),
                 +47.5179d {+47d 31' 04.5"} (current),
                 +47.4621d {+47d 27' 43.6"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       4.7 [arcsec radius, statistical plus systematic, 90% containment]
GRB_INTEN:       1.08e-08 [erg/cm2/sec]
GRB_SIGNIF:      15.36 [sigma]
IMG_START_DATE:  14553 TJD;    88 DOY;   08/03/28
IMG_START_TIME:  29084.02 SOD {08:04:44.02} UT,   99.4 [sec] since BAT Trigger Time
TAM[0-3]:        327.67 237.25 261.60 243.33
AMPLIFIER:       2
WAVEFORM:        134
SUN_POSTN:         7.37d {+00h 29m 28s}   +3.18d {+03d 10' 50"}
SUN_DIST:         76.41 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      259.43d {+17h 17m 43s}  -27.83d {-27d 49' 57"}
MOON_DIST:       160.29 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      65 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      161.85,  6.17 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst
ECL_COORDS:       82.96, 24.30 [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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