[vsnet-grb 72895] GCN/SWIFT_XRT_POSITION

Bacodine vxw at capella.gsfc.nasa.gov
Wed May 7 02:49:30 JST 2008


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 06 May 08 17:49:14 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-XRT Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     311159,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          329.4215d {+21h 57m 41.1s} (J2000),
                 329.5093d {+21h 58m 02.2s} (current),
                 328.8960d {+21h 55m 35.0s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +38.9853d {+38d 59' 07.0"} (J2000),
                 +39.0253d {+39d 01' 31.1"} (current),
                 +38.7463d {+38d 44' 46.5"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       4.7 [arcsec radius, statistical plus systematic, 90% containment]
GRB_INTEN:       5.50e-09 [erg/cm2/sec]
GRB_SIGNIF:      11.78 [sigma]
IMG_START_DATE:  14592 TJD;   127 DOY;   08/05/06
IMG_START_TIME:  64121.31 SOD {17:48:41.31} UT,   140.1 [sec] since BAT Trigger Time
TAM[0-3]:        327.60 237.24 261.19 243.50
AMPLIFIER:       2
WAVEFORM:        134
SUN_POSTN:        44.09d {+02h 56m 22s}  +16.79d {+16d 47' 12"}
SUN_DIST:         67.69 [deg]   Sun_angle= 5.0 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       61.22d {+04h 04m 52s}  +25.81d {+25d 48' 25"}
MOON_DIST:        75.33 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      2 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       89.75,-12.44 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst
ECL_COORDS:      350.45, 47.27 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the burst
COMMENTS:        SWIFT-XRT Coordinates.  
COMMENTS:        The XRT position is 1.19 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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