[vsnet-grb 95500] GCN/SWIFT_XRT_POSITION

Bacodine vxw at capella.gsfc.nasa.gov
Sun Apr 5 00:58:29 JST 2009


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 04 Apr 09 15:58:28 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-XRT Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     348428,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          239.2351d {+15h 56m 56.42s} (J2000),
                 239.3221d {+15h 57m 17.30s} (current),
                 238.7654d {+15h 55m 03.68s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +35.5173d {+35d 31' 02.2"} (J2000),
                 +35.4910d {+35d 29' 27.4"} (current),
                 +35.6607d {+35d 39' 38.4"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       5.0 [arcsec radius, statistical plus systematic, 90% containment]
GRB_INTEN:       6.30e-08 [erg/cm2/sec]
GRB_SIGNIF:      8.83 [sigma]
IMG_START_DATE:  14925 TJD;    94 DOY;   09/04/04
IMG_START_TIME:  57477.76 SOD {15:57:57.76} UT,   87.3 [sec] since BAT Trigger Time
TAM[0-3]:        327.64 237.26 261.40 243.44
AMPLIFIER:       2
WAVEFORM:        134
SUN_POSTN:        13.82d {+00h 55m 18s}   +5.91d {+05d 54' 49"}
SUN_DIST:        120.52 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.0 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      134.27d {+08h 57m 06s}  +16.73d {+16d 43' 36"}
MOON_DIST:        92.03 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      73 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       56.82, 49.88 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst
ECL_COORDS:      224.60, 54.21 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the burst
COMMENTS:        SWIFT-XRT Coordinates.  
COMMENTS:        The XRT position is 1.34 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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