[vsnet-grb 74775] GCN/SWIFT_XRT_POSITION

Bacodine vxw at capella.gsfc.nasa.gov
Wed Jun 4 04:40:42 JST 2008


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 03 Jun 08 19:39:48 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-XRT Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     313087,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          176.5323d {+11h 46m 07.7s} (J2000),
                 176.6471d {+11h 46m 35.3s} (current),
                 175.8455d {+11h 43m 22.9s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +68.0598d {+68d 03' 35.2"} (J2000),
                 +68.0130d {+68d 00' 46.7"} (current),
                 +68.3376d {+68d 20' 15.3"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       4.7 [arcsec radius, statistical plus systematic, 90% containment]
GRB_INTEN:       1.21e-08 [erg/cm2/sec]
GRB_SIGNIF:      15.32 [sigma]
IMG_START_DATE:  14620 TJD;   155 DOY;   08/06/03
IMG_START_TIME:  70755.05 SOD {19:39:15.05} UT,   61.8 [sec] since BAT Trigger Time
TAM[0-3]:        327.62 237.23 261.32 243.28
AMPLIFIER:       2
WAVEFORM:        134
SUN_POSTN:        72.19d {+04h 48m 46s}  +22.43d {+22d 25' 42"}
SUN_DIST:         74.49 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       71.80d {+04h 47m 13s}  +27.03d {+27d 01' 40"}
MOON_DIST:        70.37 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      0 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      131.95, 47.91 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst
ECL_COORDS:      133.74, 57.36 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the burst
COMMENTS:        SWIFT-XRT Coordinates.  
COMMENTS:        The XRT position is 0.97 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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