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GRB 151021A

Time: 01:29:12
Trigger Number: 660671
Burst Advocate: Andrea Melandri

BAT Data:

RA: a 337.647
22:30:35.3
Dec: a -33.189
-33:11:20.4
90% Error Radius: b 1.0
T90: c 110.2
Fluence: d 280 (10)
1s Peak Photon Flux: e 9.7 (0.8)
Photon Index: f 1.57, PL (0.04)

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 151021A

XRT Data:

RA: a 22:30:34.43
Dec: a -33:11:50.3
90% Error Radius: b 1.4
Time to First Observation: c 90.71
Early Flux: d 2760
11 Hour Flux: d 0.181048755
24 Hour Flux: d 0.06177846
Initial Temporal Index: -3.347
Spectral Index (Gamma): 1.96079
Column Density (NH): e 21.701

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 22:30:34.43
Dec: a -33:11:50.3
90% Error Radius: b 0.42
Time to First Observation: c 99
V Magnitude: V=15.82
Other Filter Magnitudes: B>20.19
U>19.77
UVW1>19.53
UVM2>19.64
UVW2>19.97
White=16.89

a J2000; b arcsec; c seconds

Other Burst Info:

Redshift:
2.330 (VLT: absorption)
Host Galaxy:
Other Observatory Detections:
VLT, MASTER II, Konus-Wind, PROMPT (16")

Comments:

References:

BAT: GCN 18425; GCN 18429
XRT: GCN 18425; GCN 18428; GCN 18430; Evans et al., 2009, MNRAS, 397, 1177
UVOT: GCN 18425; GCN 18432
Radio:
Redshift: GCN 18426 (VLT)
Host:
Other: