TDRSS lightcurve for Trigger=1287821

Notes:

GCN BAT Position Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 07 Feb 25 01:16:21 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     1287821,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:           16.115d {+01h 04m 28s} (J2000),
                  16.428d {+01h 05m 43s} (current),
                  15.491d {+01h 01m 58s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -12.159d {-12d 09' 30"} (J2000),
                 -12.025d {-12d 01' 27"} (current),
                 -12.427d {-12d 25' 35"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       3.00 [arcmin radius, statistical only]
GRB_INTEN:       3739 [cnts]    Image_Peak=345 [image_cnts]
TRIGGER_DUR:     1.024 [sec] 
TRIGGER_INDEX:   146     E_range: 25-100 keV
BKG_INTEN:       16181 [cnts]
BKG_TIME:        4548.96 SOD {01:15:48.96} UT
BKG_DUR:         8 [sec]
GRB_DATE:        20713 TJD;    38 DOY;   25/02/07
GRB_TIME:        4567.33 SOD {01:16:07.33} UT
GRB_PHI:         -171.20 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        35.41 [deg]
SOLN_STATUS:     0x20000003
RATE_SIGNIF:     34.52 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    14.23 [sigma]
MERIT_PARAMS:     +1  +0  +0  +0  +2  +3  +0  +0 -59  +0 
SUN_POSTN:       320.95d {+21h 23m 47s}  -15.28d {-15d 16' 33"}
SUN_DIST:         53.88 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.7 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       68.32d {+04h 33m 17s}  +26.96d {+26d 57' 31"}
MOON_DIST:        63.67 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      69 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      135.09,-74.72 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:        9.97,-17.53 [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 = 246.80,18.23 [deg].  
COMMENTS:           
COMMENTS:        NOTE: This BAT event is temporally(4.0<100sec) coincident with the FERMI_GBM event (trignum=760583768).  

GCN BAT Lightcurve Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 07 Feb 25 01:34:10 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Lightcurve
TRIGGER_NUM:     1287821,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:           16.115d {+01h 04m 28s} (J2000),
                  16.428d {+01h 05m 43s} (current),
                  15.491d {+01h 01m 58s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -12.159d {-12d 09' 30"} (J2000),
                 -12.025d {-12d 01' 27"} (current),
                 -12.427d {-12d 25' 35"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        20713 TJD;    38 DOY;   25/02/07
GRB_TIME:        4567.33 SOD {01:16:07.33} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   146
GRB_PHI:         -171.20 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        35.41 [deg]
DELTA_TIME:      -76.00 [sec]
TRIGGER_DUR:     1.024 [sec] 
SOLN_STATUS:     0x3
RATE_SIGNIF:     34.52 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    14.23 [sigma]
LC_URL:          sw01287821000msb.lc

GCN template for BAT paragraph

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    At 01:16:07 UT, the Swift Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) triggered and
    located GRB 250207 ***A*** (trigger=1287821).  Swift slewed immediately to the burst.
    The BAT on-board calculated location is 
    RA, Dec 16.115, -12.159 which is 
       RA(J2000) = 01h 04m 28s
       Dec(J2000) = -12d 09' 30"
    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 ~3847 counts/sec (15-350 keV), at ~6 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: 24 s +/- 0.289772 s
      Estimated T50 duration: 9.856 s +/- 0.202386 s
      Estimated Peak Interval: MET   760583809.59999990 +/- 0.500000 s
      Estimated background rate 1:     4011.049 near MET 760583786.560000 s
      Estimated background rate 2:     3931.114 near MET 760583921.984000 s
      Estimated total duration: 60.928 s (for data selection)
           (from MET 760583795.520000 to MET 760583856.448000)
      Estimated total fluence: 42349.272862 count
      Created GTI with 21 entries
    ------------------------------------------
     
    

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

    bat_grb_pos_cat.sh 16.115 -12.159 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 16.115 -12.159
    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: 2025 2 7 1 92.794616  -28.191012
     Obj: 2025 2 7 1 59.971327  15.321310
    
  • the object visibility at GSFC, Greenbelt, Maryland
     
    MMT Observatory, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2025 2 7 1 71.851271  0.121496
     Obj: 2025 2 7 1 32.291275  40.307783
    
  • the object visibility at MMT, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
     
    Hale Telescope, Palomar Mountain, California
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2025 2 7 1 68.503434  4.303959
     Obj: 2025 2 7 1 24.553381  41.246372
    
  • the object visibility at Hale Telescope, Palomar Mt., California
     
    Mauna Kea, Hawaii
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2025 2 7 1 47.445191  40.452874
     Obj: 2025 2 7 1 326.655954  52.535892
    
  • the object visibility at Mauna Kea, Hawaii
     
    Siding Spring Obs., Australia
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2025 2 7 1 233.279056  65.733158
     Obj: 2025 2 7 1 273.047359  18.521946
    
  • the object visibility at Siding Spring Obs., Australia
     
    Tokyo, Japan
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2025 2 7 1 318.741167  29.324747
     Obj: 2025 2 7 1 278.839962  -8.474572
    
  • the object visibility at Tokyo, Japan
     
    William Herschel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2025 2 7 1 153.190806  -75.105779
     Obj: 2025 2 7 1 92.335978  -29.869046
    
  • the object visibility at William Hershel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
     
    Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2025 2 7 1 60.583709  -16.477391
     Obj: 2025 2 7 1 92.129198  27.909424
    
  • the object visibility at Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
     
     
     
    The data/results are in /local/data/bat1/prebascript/trigger1287821/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:
    Thu Feb  6 20:34:43 EST 2025