TDRSS lightcurve for Trigger=1209369

Notes:

GCN BAT Position Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 17 Jan 24 07:42:57 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     1209369,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          245.343d {+16h 21m 22s} (J2000),
                 245.686d {+16h 22m 45s} (current),
                 244.632d {+16h 18m 32s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -15.817d {-15d 49' 00"} (J2000),
                 -15.872d {-15d 52' 20"} (current),
                 -15.699d {-15d 41' 56"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       3.00 [arcmin radius, statistical only]
GRB_INTEN:       0 [cnts]    Image_Peak=2455 [image_cnts]
TRIGGER_DUR:     64.000 [sec] 
TRIGGER_INDEX:   20000     E_range: 15-50 keV
BKG_INTEN:       0 [cnts]
BKG_TIME:        0.00 SOD {00:00:00.00} UT
BKG_DUR:         0 [sec]
GRB_DATE:        20326 TJD;    17 DOY;   24/01/17
GRB_TIME:        27703.25 SOD {07:41:43.25} UT
GRB_PHI:         -115.59 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        26.18 [deg]
SOLN_STATUS:     0x413
RATE_SIGNIF:     0.00 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    10.37 [sigma]
MERIT_PARAMS:     +1  +0  +0  +6  +1  +0  +0  +0 -63  +0 
SUN_POSTN:       298.70d {+19h 54m 49s}  -20.82d {-20d 49' 00"}
SUN_DIST:         50.35 [deg]   Sun_angle= 3.5 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       14.70d {+00h 58m 48s}   +5.78d {+05d 46' 44"}
MOON_DIST:       129.05 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      41 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      359.19, 23.40 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      246.21,  5.61 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
COMMENTS:        SWIFT-BAT GRB Coordinates.  
COMMENTS:        This is an image trigger.  (The RATE_SIGNIF & BKG_{INTEN, TIME, DUR} are undefined.)  
COMMENTS:        A point_source was found.  
COMMENTS:        This does not match any source in the on-board catalog.  
COMMENTS:        This does not match any source in the ground catalog.  
COMMENTS:        This is a GRB.  
COMMENTS:        This trigger occurred at longitude,latitude = 311.97,-0.13 [deg].  
COMMENTS:           
COMMENTS:        This trigger occured while the StarTracker had lost lock, so it is possibly bogus.  

GCN BAT Lightcurve Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 17 Jan 24 07:45:44 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Lightcurve
TRIGGER_NUM:     1209369,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          245.343d {+16h 21m 22s} (J2000),
                 245.686d {+16h 22m 45s} (current),
                 244.632d {+16h 18m 32s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -15.817d {-15d 49' 00"} (J2000),
                 -15.872d {-15d 52' 20"} (current),
                 -15.699d {-15d 41' 56"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        20326 TJD;    17 DOY;   24/01/17
GRB_TIME:        27703.25 SOD {07:41:43.25} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   20000
GRB_PHI:         -115.59 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        26.18 [deg]
DELTA_TIME:      0.00 [sec]
TRIGGER_DUR:     64.000 [sec] 
SOLN_STATUS:     0x413
RATE_SIGNIF:     0.00 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    10.37 [sigma]
LC_URL:          sw01209369000msb.lc

GCN template for BAT paragraph

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    At 07:41:43 UT, the Swift Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) triggered and
    located GRB 240117 ***A*** (trigger=1209369).  Swift slewed immediately to the burst.
    The BAT on-board calculated location is 
    RA, Dec 245.343, -15.817 which is 
       RA(J2000) = 16h 21m 22s
       Dec(J2000) = -15d 49' 00"
    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 ~7218 counts/sec (15-350 keV), at ~3 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

    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: 129.28 s +/- 2.89772 s
      Estimated T50 duration: 62.72 s +/- 2.90196 s
      Estimated Peak Interval: MET   727170176.51199996 +/- 0.500000 s
      Estimated background rate 1:        0.000 near MET 727170123.648000 s
      Estimated background rate 2:     4772.656 near MET 727170311.680000 s
      Estimated total duration: 166.144 s (for data selection)
           (from MET 727170135.296000 to MET 727170301.440000)
      Estimated total fluence: 497277.951474 count
      Created GTI with 11 entries
    ------------------------------------------
     
    

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

    bat_grb_pos_cat.sh 245.343 -15.817 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 245.343 -15.817
    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: 2024 1 17 7 237.191680  -61.809838
     Obj: 2024 1 17 7 275.353015  -19.039287
    
  • the object visibility at GSFC, Greenbelt, Maryland
     
    MMT Observatory, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 1 17 7 141.777756  -76.575764
     Obj: 2024 1 17 7 259.035016  -46.991891
    
  • the object visibility at MMT, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
     
    Hale Telescope, Palomar Mountain, California
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 1 17 7 129.857281  -71.854391
     Obj: 2024 1 17 7 252.505767  -51.473222
    
  • the object visibility at Hale Telescope, Palomar Mt., California
     
    Mauna Kea, Hawaii
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 1 17 7 79.026439  -40.155547
     Obj: 2024 1 17 7 173.965479  -86.017990
    
  • the object visibility at Mauna Kea, Hawaii
     
    Siding Spring Obs., Australia
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 1 17 7 80.580232  26.284370
     Obj: 2024 1 17 7 57.177217  -18.624582
    
  • the object visibility at Siding Spring Obs., Australia
     
    Tokyo, Japan
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 1 17 7 51.731259  14.266535
     Obj: 2024 1 17 7 86.109026  -23.170688
    
  • the object visibility at Tokyo, Japan
     
    William Herschel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 1 17 7 285.963244  -14.780288
     Obj: 2024 1 17 7 311.510755  29.089291
    
  • the object visibility at William Hershel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
     
    Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 1 17 7 325.870812  -30.791775
     Obj: 2024 1 17 7 286.667239  2.947405
    
  • the object visibility at Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
     
     
     
    The data/results are in /local/data/bat1/prebascript/trigger1209369/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 Jan 17 02:48:43 EST 2024