TDRSS lightcurve for Trigger=1291459

Notes:

GCN BAT Position Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 25 Feb 25 19:42:47 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     1291459,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          306.145d {+20h 24m 35s} (J2000),
                 306.567d {+20h 26m 16s} (current),
                 305.304d {+20h 21m 13s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -41.484d {-41d 29' 03"} (J2000),
                 -41.401d {-41d 24' 04"} (current),
                 -41.647d {-41d 38' 48"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       3.00 [arcmin radius, statistical only]
GRB_INTEN:       416 [cnts]    Image_Peak=60 [image_cnts]
TRIGGER_DUR:     0.064 [sec] 
TRIGGER_INDEX:   10420     E_range: 25-100 keV
BKG_INTEN:       17586 [cnts]
BKG_TIME:        70740.85 SOD {19:39:00.85} UT
BKG_DUR:         8 [sec]
GRB_DATE:        20731 TJD;    56 DOY;   25/02/25
GRB_TIME:        70753.65 SOD {19:39:13.65} UT
GRB_PHI:         -51.54 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        33.40 [deg]
SOLN_STATUS:     0x20000003
RATE_SIGNIF:     25.76 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    8.46 [sigma]
MERIT_PARAMS:     +1  +0  +0  -4  +2  -1 -105  +0 -72  +0 
SUN_POSTN:       339.15d {+22h 36m 36s}   -8.77d {-08d 46' 09"}
SUN_DIST:         43.49 [deg]   Sun_angle= 2.2 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      311.63d {+20h 46m 31s}  -22.07d {-22d 04' 20"}
MOON_DIST:        19.79 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      6 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      359.49,-34.45 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      298.36,-21.54 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
COMMENTS:        SWIFT-BAT GRB Coordinates.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was delayed by more than 60 sec past the end of the trigger integration interval;  
COMMENTS:        probably due to it occurring during a Malindi downlink session.  
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 = 177.15,18.46 [deg].  

GCN BAT Lightcurve Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 25 Feb 25 19:56:15 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Lightcurve
TRIGGER_NUM:     1291459,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          306.145d {+20h 24m 35s} (J2000),
                 306.567d {+20h 26m 16s} (current),
                 305.304d {+20h 21m 13s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -41.484d {-41d 29' 03"} (J2000),
                 -41.401d {-41d 24' 04"} (current),
                 -41.647d {-41d 38' 48"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        20731 TJD;    56 DOY;   25/02/25
GRB_TIME:        70753.82 SOD {19:39:13.82} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   10420
GRB_PHI:         -51.54 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        33.40 [deg]
DELTA_TIME:      -15.00 [sec]
TRIGGER_DUR:     0.064 [sec] 
SOLN_STATUS:     0x3
RATE_SIGNIF:     25.76 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    8.46 [sigma]
LC_URL:          sw01291459000msb.lc

GCN template for BAT paragraph

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    At 19:39:13 UT, the Swift Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) triggered and
    located GRB 250225 ***A*** (trigger=1291459).  Swift slewed immediately to the burst.
    The BAT on-board calculated location is 
    RA, Dec 306.145, -41.484 which is 
       RA(J2000) = 20h 24m 35s
       Dec(J2000) = -41d 29' 03"
    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 ~13148 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

    Extended TDRSS lc No.4

    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: 107.264 s +/- 2.89772 s
      Estimated T50 duration: 64.512 s +/- 2.89772 s
      Estimated Peak Interval: MET   762205249.79199994 +/- 0.500000 s
      Estimated background rate 1:     4498.961 near MET 762205176.832000 s
      Estimated background rate 2:     4306.832 near MET 762205346.048000 s
      Estimated total duration: 128.512 s (for data selection)
           (from MET 762205188.864000 to MET 762205317.376000)
      Estimated total fluence: 66007.328408 count
      Created GTI with 27 entries
    ------------------------------------------
     
    

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

    bat_grb_pos_cat.sh 306.145 -41.484 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 306.145 -41.484
    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 25 19 30.772826  37.085975
     Obj: 2025 2 25 19 39.180649  -5.676874
    
  • the object visibility at GSFC, Greenbelt, Maryland
     
    MMT Observatory, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2025 2 25 19 345.571503  48.475436
     Obj: 2025 2 25 19 17.534774  13.874911
    
  • the object visibility at MMT, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
     
    Hale Telescope, Palomar Mountain, California
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2025 2 25 19 337.787279  45.303625
     Obj: 2025 2 25 19 13.014482  13.597476
    
  • the object visibility at Hale Telescope, Palomar Mt., California
     
    Mauna Kea, Hawaii
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2025 2 25 19 292.971141  29.439726
     Obj: 2025 2 25 19 342.146732  25.528671
    
  • the object visibility at Mauna Kea, Hawaii
     
    Siding Spring Obs., Australia
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2025 2 25 19 288.045550  -11.863042
     Obj: 2025 2 25 19 303.185940  29.079643
    
  • the object visibility at Siding Spring Obs., Australia
     
    Tokyo, Japan
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2025 2 25 19 255.603946  -34.697177
     Obj: 2025 2 25 19 304.692397  -24.477450
    
  • the object visibility at Tokyo, Japan
     
    William Herschel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2025 2 25 19 79.123570  1.476637
     Obj: 2025 2 25 19 57.972891  -37.319158
    
  • the object visibility at William Hershel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
     
    Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2025 2 25 19 120.986229  54.435688
     Obj: 2025 2 25 19 59.199562  38.982452
    
  • the object visibility at Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
     
     
     
    The data/results are in /local/data/bat1/prebascript/trigger1291459/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:
    Tue Feb 25 14:52:02 EST 2025