[vsnet-grb 83922] GCN/SWIFT_XRT_POSITION

Bacodine vxw at capella.gsfc.nasa.gov
Mon Sep 29 00:06:39 JST 2008


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 28 Sep 08 15:04:56 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-XRT Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     326115,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:           95.0691d {+06h 20m 16.58s} (J2000),
                  95.1114d {+06h 20m 26.72s} (current),
                  94.8275d {+06h 19m 18.59s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -55.1997d {-55d 11' 58.9"} (J2000),
                 -55.2040d {-55d 12' 14.4"} (current),
                 -55.1757d {-55d 10' 32.4"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       4.8 [arcsec radius, statistical plus systematic, 90% containment]
GRB_INTEN:       5.77e-09 [erg/cm2/sec]
GRB_SIGNIF:      12.28 [sigma]
IMG_START_DATE:  14737 TJD;   272 DOY;   08/09/28
IMG_START_TIME:  54262.56 SOD {15:04:22.56} UT,   169.7 [sec] since BAT Trigger Time
TAM[0-3]:        327.63 237.23 261.26 243.54
AMPLIFIER:       2
WAVEFORM:        134
SUN_POSTN:       185.38d {+12h 21m 30s}   -2.33d {-02d 19' 31"}
SUN_DIST:         88.24 [deg]   Sun_angle= 6.0 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      176.10d {+11h 44m 25s}   -1.94d {-01d 56' 34"}
MOON_DIST:        83.27 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      1 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      263.82,-26.31 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst
ECL_COORDS:      104.50,-78.38 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the burst
COMMENTS:        SWIFT-XRT Coordinates.  
COMMENTS:        The XRT position is 1.66 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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