[vsnet-grb 96524] GCN/SWIFT_XRT_POSITION

Bacodine vxw at capella.gsfc.nasa.gov
Sat Apr 18 00:31:57 JST 2009


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 17 Apr 09 15:29:03 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-XRT Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     349450,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          209.6931d {+13h 58m 46.34s} (J2000),
                 209.7846d {+13h 59m 08.31s} (current),
                 209.2001d {+13h 56m 48.01s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +47.0170d {+47d 01' 01.2"} (J2000),
                 +46.9721d {+46d 58' 19.4"} (current),
                 +47.2594d {+47d 15' 33.9"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       5.0 [arcsec radius, statistical plus systematic, 90% containment]
GRB_INTEN:       2.77e-09 [erg/cm2/sec]
GRB_SIGNIF:      8.71 [sigma]
IMG_START_DATE:  14938 TJD;   107 DOY;   09/04/17
IMG_START_TIME:  55590.38 SOD {15:26:30.38} UT,   387.0 [sec] since BAT Trigger Time
TAM[0-3]:        327.67 237.26 261.60 243.63
AMPLIFIER:       2
WAVEFORM:        134
SUN_POSTN:        25.77d {+01h 43m 04s}  +10.67d {+10d 40' 21"}
SUN_DIST:        122.24 [deg]   Sun_angle= 11.7 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      300.73d {+20h 02m 54s}  -21.07d {-21d 04' 20"}
MOON_DIST:       105.86 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      49 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       93.75, 66.11 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst
ECL_COORDS:      181.82, 53.66 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the burst
COMMENTS:        SWIFT-XRT Coordinates.  
COMMENTS:        The XRT position is 1.13 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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