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GRB 120514A

Time: 01:12:49
Trigger Number: 522197
Burst Advocate: Vanessa Mangano

BAT Data:

RA: a 283.002
18:52:00.5
Dec: a -4.258
-04:15:28.8
90% Error Radius: b 1.1
T90: c 164.4
Fluence: d 28 (2)
1s Peak Photon Flux: e 1.9 (0.2)
Photon Index: f 1.62, PL (0.10)

90% error in parentheses,
a J2000; b arcmin; c seconds; d 10-7 erg/cm2 (15-150 keV); e ph/cm2/sec (15-150 keV); f PL = simple power-law, CPL = cutoff power-law (15-150 keV)

BAT Light Curve:

BAT Light Curve for GRB 120514A

XRT Data:

RA: a 18:52:00.18
Dec: a -04:15:48.9
90% Error Radius: b 1.5
Time to First Observation: c 101.34
Early Flux: d 394
11 Hour Flux: d 0.03729635
24 Hour Flux: d 0.01264347
Initial Temporal Index: 1.5
Spectral Index (Gamma): 2.14717
Column Density (NH): e 22.91

Note: Please be aware that only the very basic temporal and spectral quantities are reported here. You are strongly encouraged to see the referenced GCN circulars for full details.
a J2000; b arcsec; c seconds; d 10-11 erg/cm2/s (0.3-10 keV); e 1021 cm-2

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UVOT Data:

RA: a n/a
Dec: a n/a
90% Error Radius: b n/a
Time to First Observation: c 110
V Magnitude: n/a
Other Filter Magnitudes: U>20.5
White>20.9

a J2000; b arcsec; c seconds

Other Burst Info:

Redshift:
Host Galaxy:
Other Observatory Detections:
APEX, Suzaku

Comments:

This source is 2 degrees from the Galactic plane. Although the BAT lightcurve and energy distribution is typical for a GRB, the possibility of this being a Galactic source will have to be assessed from further observations.
UVOT: no detection

References:

BAT: GCN 13289; GCN 13291
XRT: GCN 13289; GCN 13292: GCN 13294; Evans et al., 2009, MNRAS, 397, 1177
UVOT: GCN 13289; GCN 13297
Radio:
Redshift:
Host:
Other: GCN Report 397.1