[vsnet-grb 72694] GCN/SWIFT_XRT_POSITION

Bacodine vxw at capella.gsfc.nasa.gov
Sat May 3 21:28:58 JST 2008


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 03 May 08 12:27:57 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-XRT Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     310785,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          286.6174d {+19h 06m 28.1s} (J2000),
                 286.6095d {+19h 06m 26.2s} (current),
                 286.6629d {+19h 06m 39.1s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +68.7934d {+68d 47' 36.2"} (J2000),
                 +68.8067d {+68d 48' 24.0"} (current),
                 +68.7137d {+68d 42' 49.2"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       4.7 [arcsec radius, statistical plus systematic, 90% containment]
GRB_INTEN:       7.82e-09 [erg/cm2/sec]
GRB_SIGNIF:      12.76 [sigma]
IMG_START_DATE:  14589 TJD;   124 DOY;   08/05/03
IMG_START_TIME:  44848.13 SOD {12:27:28.13} UT,   74.9 [sec] since BAT Trigger Time
TAM[0-3]:        327.66 237.25 261.41 243.52
AMPLIFIER:       2
WAVEFORM:        134
SUN_POSTN:        40.98d {+02h 43m 56s}  +15.87d {+15d 52' 18"}
SUN_DIST:         83.60 [deg]   Sun_angle= 7.6 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       12.81d {+00h 51m 15s}   +9.75d {+09d 45' 08"}
MOON_DIST:        79.54 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      6 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       99.69, 23.83 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst
ECL_COORDS:       27.05, 83.33 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the burst
COMMENTS:        SWIFT-XRT Coordinates.  
COMMENTS:        The XRT position is 0.92 arcmin from the BAT position.  
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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