[vsnet-grb 82118] GCN/SWIFT_XRT_POSITION

Bacodine vxw at capella.gsfc.nasa.gov
Sat Sep 6 22:34:59 JST 2008


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 06 Sep 08 13:34:58 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-XRT Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     323984,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          228.0514d {+15h 12m 12.3s} (J2000),
                 228.3788d {+15h 13m 30.9s} (current),
                 226.2019d {+15h 04m 48.4s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -80.5183d {-80d 31' 05.8"} (J2000),
                 -80.5505d {-80d 33' 01.8"} (current),
                 -80.3288d {-80d 19' 43.7"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       4.7 [arcsec radius, statistical plus systematic, 90% containment]
GRB_INTEN:       7.17e-09 [erg/cm2/sec]
GRB_SIGNIF:      13.30 [sigma]
IMG_START_DATE:  14715 TJD;   250 DOY;   08/09/06
IMG_START_TIME:  48867.61 SOD {13:34:27.61} UT,   71.3 [sec] since BAT Trigger Time
TAM[0-3]:        327.68 237.24 261.41 243.62
AMPLIFIER:       2
WAVEFORM:        134
SUN_POSTN:       165.56d {+11h 02m 14s}   +6.17d {+06d 10' 11"}
SUN_DIST:         91.80 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      240.22d {+16h 00m 52s}  -25.78d {-25d 46' 44"}
MOON_DIST:        54.99 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      40 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      308.70,-19.27 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst
ECL_COORDS:      257.69,-58.89 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the burst
COMMENTS:        SWIFT-XRT Coordinates.  
COMMENTS:        The XRT position is 2.50 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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