TDRSS lightcurve for Trigger=1258721

Notes:

GCN BAT Position Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 06 Oct 24 21:53:14 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     1258721,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          304.794d {+20h 19m 11s} (J2000),
                 305.209d {+20h 20m 50s} (current),
                 303.955d {+20h 15m 49s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -40.796d {-40d 47' 44"} (J2000),
                 -40.717d {-40d 43' 00"} (current),
                 -40.953d {-40d 57' 10"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       3.00 [arcmin radius, statistical only]
GRB_INTEN:       47844 [cnts]    Image_Peak=971 [image_cnts]
TRIGGER_DUR:     16.384 [sec] 
TRIGGER_INDEX:   479     E_range: 25-100 keV
BKG_INTEN:       174753 [cnts]
BKG_TIME:        78621.69 SOD {21:50:21.69} UT
BKG_DUR:         64 [sec]
GRB_DATE:        20589 TJD;   280 DOY;   24/10/06
GRB_TIME:        78718.27 SOD {21:51:58.27} UT
GRB_PHI:          49.54 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        24.56 [deg]
SOLN_STATUS:     0x3
RATE_SIGNIF:     13.41 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    11.04 [sigma]
MERIT_PARAMS:     +1  +0  +0  +4  +2  +0  +0  +0 +21  +0 
SUN_POSTN:       193.01d {+12h 52m 02s}   -5.57d {-05d 34' 20"}
SUN_DIST:        102.81 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      236.09d {+15h 44m 22s}  -24.13d {-24d 07' 43"}
MOON_DIST:        59.12 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      15 [%]
GAL_COORDS:        0.13,-33.34 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      297.49,-20.62 [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 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 = 12.78,-20.30 [deg].  

GCN BAT Lightcurve Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 06 Oct 24 22:08:36 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Lightcurve
TRIGGER_NUM:     1258721,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          304.794d {+20h 19m 11s} (J2000),
                 305.209d {+20h 20m 50s} (current),
                 303.955d {+20h 15m 49s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -40.796d {-40d 47' 44"} (J2000),
                 -40.717d {-40d 43' 00"} (current),
                 -40.953d {-40d 57' 10"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        20589 TJD;   280 DOY;   24/10/06
GRB_TIME:        78718.27 SOD {21:51:58.27} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   479
GRB_PHI:          49.54 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        24.56 [deg]
DELTA_TIME:      -56.00 [sec]
TRIGGER_DUR:     16.384 [sec] 
SOLN_STATUS:     0x3
RATE_SIGNIF:     13.41 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    11.04 [sigma]
LC_URL:          sw01258721000msb.lc

GCN template for BAT paragraph

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    At 21:51:58 UT, the Swift Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) triggered and
    located GRB 241006 ***A*** (trigger=1258721).  Swift slewed immediately to the burst.
    The BAT on-board calculated location is 
    RA, Dec 304.794, -40.796 which is 
       RA(J2000) = 20h 19m 11s
       Dec(J2000) = -40d 47' 44"
    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 ~1500 counts/sec (15-350 keV), at ~-1 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: 101.504 s +/- 2.89772 s
      Estimated T50 duration: 57.6 s +/- 2.90196 s
      Estimated Peak Interval: MET   749944417.08799994 +/- 0.500000 s
      Estimated background rate 1:     5353.795 near MET 749944336.960000 s
      Estimated background rate 2:     4837.321 near MET 749944513.344000 s
      Estimated total duration: 142.848 s (for data selection)
           (from MET 749944345.920000 to MET 749944488.768000)
      Estimated total fluence: 27745.998756 count
      Created GTI with 6 entries
    ------------------------------------------
     
    

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

    bat_grb_pos_cat.sh 304.794 -40.796 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 304.794 -40.796
    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 10 6 22 76.545289  7.454815
     Obj: 2024 10 6 22 333.122333  3.559607
    
  • the object visibility at GSFC, Greenbelt, Maryland
     
    MMT Observatory, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 10 6 22 54.418999  35.537454
     Obj: 2024 10 6 22 313.903005  -7.373349
    
  • the object visibility at MMT, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
     
    Hale Telescope, Palomar Mountain, California
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 10 6 22 47.833217  38.423776
     Obj: 2024 10 6 22 311.059051  -12.218407
    
  • the object visibility at Hale Telescope, Palomar Mt., California
     
    Mauna Kea, Hawaii
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 10 6 22 353.248041  64.407406
     Obj: 2024 10 6 22 306.318227  -31.630652
    
  • the object visibility at Mauna Kea, Hawaii
     
    Siding Spring Obs., Australia
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 10 6 22 257.505839  29.722756
     Obj: 2024 10 6 22 352.530118  -17.506584
    
  • the object visibility at Siding Spring Obs., Australia
     
    Tokyo, Japan
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 10 6 22 283.211663  9.026479
     Obj: 2024 10 6 22 39.965966  -81.500453
    
  • the object visibility at Tokyo, Japan
     
    William Herschel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 10 6 22 109.542663  -41.333486
     Obj: 2024 10 6 22 17.677257  17.438923
    
  • the object visibility at William Hershel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
     
    Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 10 6 22 89.410484  10.053192
     Obj: 2024 10 6 22 301.169343  63.152318
    
  • the object visibility at Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
     
     
     
    The data/results are in /local/data/bat1/prebascript/trigger1258721/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:
    Sun Oct  6 18:09:02 EDT 2024