TDRSS lightcurve for Trigger=1033144

Notes:

GCN BAT Position Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 17 Feb 21 08:11:36 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     1033144,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          277.646d {+18h 30m 35s} (J2000),
                 277.931d {+18h 31m 43s} (current),
                 276.973d {+18h 27m 54s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:          -6.735d {-06d 44' 05"} (J2000),
                  -6.719d {-06d 43' 08"} (current),
                  -6.770d {-06d 46' 13"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       3.00 [arcmin radius, statistical only]
GRB_INTEN:       385 [cnts]    Image_Peak=87 [image_cnts]
TRIGGER_DUR:     0.008 [sec] 
TRIGGER_INDEX:   10109     E_range: 15-50 keV
BKG_INTEN:       25255 [cnts]
BKG_TIME:        29469.47 SOD {08:11:09.47} UT
BKG_DUR:         8 [sec]
GRB_DATE:        19262 TJD;    48 DOY;   21/02/17
GRB_TIME:        29481.31 SOD {08:11:21.31} UT
GRB_PHI:         -163.59 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        22.38 [deg]
SOLN_STATUS:     0x1000000D
RATE_SIGNIF:     70.90 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    12.46 [sigma]
MERIT_PARAMS:     +0  +0 +124  -7  +1  +2  +0  +1 -60  +0 
SUN_POSTN:       331.02d {+22h 04m 06s}  -11.86d {-11d 51' 34"}
SUN_DIST:         52.58 [deg]   Sun_angle= 3.5 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       31.54d {+02h 06m 09s}   +9.05d {+09d 03' 01"}
MOON_DIST:       114.28 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      28 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       24.56,  1.54 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      277.92, 16.49 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
COMMENTS:        SWIFT-BAT GRB Coordinates.  
COMMENTS:        This is a rate trigger.  
COMMENTS:        A point_source was found.  
COMMENTS:        This matches a source in the on-board catalog: Num=10211=(null) (probably an AT_Slot).  
COMMENTS:        This does not match any source in the ground catalog.  
COMMENTS:        This is not a GRB.  
COMMENTS:        This is an interesting source.  
COMMENTS:        This trigger occurred at longitude,latitude = 74.18,-17.08 [deg].  
COMMENTS:           

GCN BAT Lightcurve Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 17 Feb 21 08:26:35 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Lightcurve
TRIGGER_NUM:     1033144,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          277.646d {+18h 30m 35s} (J2000),
                 277.931d {+18h 31m 43s} (current),
                 276.973d {+18h 27m 54s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:          -6.735d {-06d 44' 05"} (J2000),
                  -6.719d {-06d 43' 08"} (current),
                  -6.770d {-06d 46' 13"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        19262 TJD;    48 DOY;   21/02/17
GRB_TIME:        29481.48 SOD {08:11:21.48} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   10109
GRB_PHI:         -163.59 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        22.38 [deg]
DELTA_TIME:      79.00 [sec]
TRIGGER_DUR:     0.008 [sec] 
SOLN_STATUS:     0xD
RATE_SIGNIF:     70.90 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    12.46 [sigma]
LC_URL:          sw01033144000msb.lc

GCN template for BAT paragraph

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    At 08:11:21 UT, the Swift Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) triggered and
    located GRB 210217 ***A*** (trigger=1033144).  Swift slewed immediately to the burst.
    The BAT on-board calculated location is 
    RA, Dec 277.646, -6.735 which is 
       RA(J2000) = 18h 30m 35s
       Dec(J2000) = -06d 44' 05"
    with an uncertainty of 3 arcmin (radius, 90% containment, including 
    systematic uncertainty).  The BAT light curve showed a [**double-peaked**]
    structure with a duration of about TTT sec.  The peak count rate
    was ~5835 counts/sec (15-350 keV), at ~0 sec after the trigger.
    
  • Test version of draft template

    Initial TDRSS lightcurve and spacecraft attitude plot

    TDRSS lightcurve from T0-30 to T0+50 (zoom in)

    TDRSS light curve from T0-1 to T0+2 (More zoom in)

    1.6s binned TDRSS light curve

    Tilan's background subtracted TDRSS light curves

    Extended TDRSS light curve and spacecraft attitude plot(s)

    Extended TDRSS lc No.1

    Extended TDRSS lc No.2

    Extended TDRSS lc No.3

    TDRSS extended lightcurve from T0-1 to T0+2

    T50 and T90 calculation

    ******************************************
             battblocks v1.18
    ------------------------------------------
         Input Data: bat_raw_lc.fits
         Output GTI: bb.gti
     Events to Skip: 128     Changepoint log(prob) Prior: 6.000000
      Internal Tick: 1.000000e-04 s
      Lookback time: 0 s
     Bkg. Subtract?: yes (for fluence/T50/T90 calculations)
    ------------------------------------------
      Estimated T90 duration: 33.152 s +/- 1.024 s
      Estimated T50 duration: 23.04 s +/- 5.50409 s
      Estimated Peak Interval: MET   635242308.41599989 +/- 0.500000 s
      Estimated background rate 1:     5220.002 near MET 635242296.384000 s
      Estimated background rate 2:     5093.506 near MET 635242418.944000 s
      Estimated total duration: 35.2 s (for data selection)
           (from MET 635242307.968000 to MET 635242343.168000)
      Estimated total fluence: 2808.910302 count
      Created GTI with 4 entries
    ------------------------------------------
     
    

    Search for this GRB position to the previously BAT detected GRB positions (search radius within 5 arcmin)

    bat_grb_pos_cat.sh 277.646 -6.735 0.083
    No match
    

    Search for this GRB position to the source locations in BAT transient monitor (search radius within 12 arcmin)

    python compare_catalog.py 277.646 -6.735
    No match
    

    Link to SIMBAD

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    Frank's UVOT result

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    Frank's UVOT Blinking images

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    Elevation angle of GRB/Sun at the ground telescope locations

    GSFC, Greenbelt, Maryland
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2021 2 17 8 242.749575  -46.029609
     Obj: 2021 2 17 8 276.615058  -2.546738
    
  • the object visibility at GSFC, Greenbelt, Maryland
     
    MMT Observatory, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2021 2 17 8 194.536822  -69.636420
     Obj: 2021 2 17 8 258.274925  -30.468192
    
  • the object visibility at MMT, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
     
    Hale Telescope, Palomar Mountain, California
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2021 2 17 8 177.703637  -68.510703
     Obj: 2021 2 17 8 253.222796  -34.947775
    
  • the object visibility at Hale Telescope, Palomar Mt., California
     
    Mauna Kea, Hawaii
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2021 2 17 8 95.781783  -51.330346
     Obj: 2021 2 17 8 227.109959  -71.380150
    
  • the object visibility at Mauna Kea, Hawaii
     
    Siding Spring Obs., Australia
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2021 2 17 8 82.286584  10.251972
     Obj: 2021 2 17 8 53.830602  -34.891571
    
  • the object visibility at Siding Spring Obs., Australia
     
    Tokyo, Japan
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2021 2 17 8 67.734899  10.353145
     Obj: 2021 2 17 8 103.107341  -29.691424
    
  • the object visibility at Tokyo, Japan
     
    William Herschel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2021 2 17 8 284.290342  1.243360
     Obj: 2021 2 17 8 317.467374  44.950729
    
  • the object visibility at William Hershel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
     
    Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2021 2 17 8 307.270680  -29.580188
     Obj: 2021 2 17 8 271.757538  10.339625
    
  • the object visibility at Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
     
     
     
    The data/results are in /local/data/bat1/prebascript/trigger1033144/tdrss_ql/
     
    bat_raw_lc.fits  : TDRSS FITS light curve from GCN
    gcn_position.txt : GCN BAT position notice
    ratelc_tdrss.qdp : QDP file of the TDRSS light curve
    tdrss_lc.gif     : GIF TDRSS light curve
    sc_att.qdp       : QDP file of the spacecraft attitude
    sc_att.gif       : GIF spacecraft attitude
    bb.gti           : Bayesian block GTI file (battblocks)
    dur.gti          : Duration GTI file (battblocks)
    battblocks.log   : Output log of battblocks
     
    
    
    Plot creation:
    Wed Feb 17 03:27:03 EST 2021