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GRB 090309A

Time: 23:29:13
Trigger Number: 345945
Burst Advocate: Phil Evans

BAT Data:

RA: a 284.978
18:59:54.7
Dec: a -25.274
-25:16:26.4
90% Error Radius: b 2.3
T90: c 3.0
Fluence: d 1.3 (0.3)
1s Peak Photon Flux: e 0.9 (0.2)
Photon Index: f 1.36, PL (0.33)

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 090309A

XRT Data:

RA: a 18:59:53.82
Dec: a -25:15:39.6
90% Error Radius: b 2.0
Time to First Observation: c 79.3
Early Flux: d n/a
11 Hour Flux: d n/a
24 Hour Flux: d 0.082
Initial Temporal Index: 0.38
Spectral Index (Gamma): 2.2
Column Density (NH): e 2.8

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 82
V Magnitude: V>20.7
Other Filter Magnitudes: B>21.4
U>21.5
UVW1>21.6
UVM2>21.6
UVW2>21.6
White>21.8

a J2000; b arcsec; c seconds

Other Burst Info:

Redshift:
Host Galaxy:
Other Observatory Detections:

Comments:

BAT: unable to determine if this is a short or long burst.
UVOT: no detection

References:

BAT: GCN 8964; GCN 8967; GCN 8982
XRT: GCN 8964; GCN 8969; GCN 8970
UVOT: GCN 8964; GCN 8973
Radio:
Redshift:
Host:
Other: GCN Report 203.1