[vsnet-grb 86354] GCN/SWIFT_XRT_POSITION

Bacodine vxw at capella.gsfc.nasa.gov
Tue Oct 28 09:30:31 JST 2008


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 28 Oct 08 00:28:43 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-XRT Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     332851,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          121.8953d {+08h 07m 34.87s} (J2000),
                 122.0100d {+08h 08m 02.40s} (current),
                 121.2449d {+08h 04m 58.77s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:          +2.3086d {+02d 18' 30.9"} (J2000),
                  +2.2826d {+02d 16' 57.3"} (current),
                  +2.4544d {+02d 27' 15.6"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       4.8 [arcsec radius, statistical plus systematic, 90% containment]
GRB_INTEN:       5.50e-09 [erg/cm2/sec]
GRB_SIGNIF:      11.48 [sigma]
IMG_START_DATE:  14767 TJD;   302 DOY;   08/10/28
IMG_START_TIME:  1691.47 SOD {00:28:11.47} UT,   190.7 [sec] since BAT Trigger Time
TAM[0-3]:        327.64 237.21 261.41 243.58
AMPLIFIER:       2
WAVEFORM:        134
SUN_POSTN:       212.68d {+14h 10m 43s}  -13.17d {-13d 10' 26"}
SUN_DIST:         91.17 [deg]   Sun_angle= 6.0 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      200.50d {+13h 22m 00s}  -13.70d {-13d 41' 46"}
MOON_DIST:        79.38 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      1 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      219.74, 17.96 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst
ECL_COORDS:      123.61,-17.49 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the burst
COMMENTS:        SWIFT-XRT Coordinates.  
COMMENTS:        The XRT position is 0.34 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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