TDRSS lightcurve for Trigger=1418333

Notes:

GCN BAT Position Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 29 Nov 25 11:12:34 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     1418333,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          174.520d {+11h 38m 05s} (J2000),
                 174.847d {+11h 39m 23s} (current),
                 173.890d {+11h 35m 34s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -20.927d {-20d 55' 38"} (J2000),
                 -21.071d {-21d 04' 15"} (current),
                 -20.651d {-20d 39' 01"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       3.00 [arcmin radius, statistical only]
GRB_INTEN:       22114 [cnts]    Image_Peak=374 [image_cnts]
TRIGGER_DUR:     1.024 [sec] 
TRIGGER_INDEX:   158     E_range: 50-350 keV
BKG_INTEN:       144133 [cnts]
BKG_TIME:        39891.22 SOD {11:04:51.22} UT
BKG_DUR:         8 [sec]
GRB_DATE:        21008 TJD;   333 DOY;   25/11/29
GRB_TIME:        39908.38 SOD {11:05:08.38} UT
GRB_PHI:         134.49 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        19.10 [deg]
SOLN_STATUS:     0xC3
RATE_SIGNIF:     17.57 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    6.66 [sigma]
MERIT_PARAMS:     +1  +0  +0  +0  +3  -4  +0  +0 -41  +0 
SUN_POSTN:       245.69d {+16h 22m 45s}  -21.56d {-21d 33' 17"}
SUN_DIST:         65.36 [deg]   Sun_angle= 4.7 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      352.43d {+23h 29m 44s}   -2.36d {-02d 21' 44"}
MOON_DIST:       156.45 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      63 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      280.79, 38.77 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      183.71,-21.30 [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 during a high background rate interval.  

GCN BAT Lightcurve Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 29 Nov 25 11:23:02 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Lightcurve
TRIGGER_NUM:     1418333,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          174.520d {+11h 38m 05s} (J2000),
                 174.847d {+11h 39m 23s} (current),
                 173.890d {+11h 35m 34s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -20.927d {-20d 55' 38"} (J2000),
                 -21.071d {-21d 04' 15"} (current),
                 -20.651d {-20d 39' 01"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        21008 TJD;   333 DOY;   25/11/29
GRB_TIME:        39908.38 SOD {11:05:08.38} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   158
GRB_PHI:         134.49 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        19.10 [deg]
DELTA_TIME:      44.00 [sec]
TRIGGER_DUR:     1.024 [sec] 
SOLN_STATUS:     0xC3
RATE_SIGNIF:     17.57 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    6.66 [sigma]
LC_URL:          sw01418333000msb.lc

GCN template for BAT paragraph

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    At 11:05:08 UT, the Swift Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) triggered and
    located GRB 251129 ***A*** (trigger=1418333).  Swift slewed immediately to the burst.
    The BAT on-board calculated location is 
    RA, Dec 174.520, -20.927 which is 
       RA(J2000) = 11h 38m 05s
       Dec(J2000) = -20d 55' 38"
    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 ~11169 counts/sec (15-350 keV), at ~4 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

    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: 24.832 s +/- 3.40104 s
      Estimated T50 duration: 24.832 s +/- 10.5099 s
      Estimated Peak Interval: MET   786107145.47199988 +/- 0.500000 s
      Estimated background rate 1:    26118.438 near MET 786107123.200000 s
      Estimated background rate 2:    36405.382 near MET 786107150.784000 s
      Estimated total duration: 24.832 s (for data selection)
           (from MET 786107124.800000 to MET 786107149.632000)
      Estimated total fluence: -8990.080515 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 174.520 -20.927 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 174.520 -20.927
    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 11 29 11 287.377761  -13.016711
     Obj: 2025 11 29 11 340.365569  27.409975
    
  • the object visibility at GSFC, Greenbelt, Maryland
     
    MMT Observatory, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2025 11 29 11 273.198079  -39.041640
     Obj: 2025 11 29 11 309.129897  17.004402
    
  • the object visibility at MMT, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
     
    Hale Telescope, Palomar Mountain, California
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2025 11 29 11 268.571618  -44.110069
     Obj: 2025 11 29 11 305.461653  11.981104
    
  • the object visibility at Hale Telescope, Palomar Mt., California
     
    Mauna Kea, Hawaii
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2025 11 29 11 280.879815  -78.701755
     Obj: 2025 11 29 11 287.865582  -13.469188
    
  • the object visibility at Mauna Kea, Hawaii
     
    Siding Spring Obs., Australia
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2025 11 29 11 43.950342  -22.705058
     Obj: 2025 11 29 11 329.872253  -31.486723
    
  • the object visibility at Siding Spring Obs., Australia
     
    Tokyo, Japan
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2025 11 29 11 87.046926  -36.168617
     Obj: 2025 11 29 11 218.029105  -73.682914
    
  • the object visibility at Tokyo, Japan
     
    William Herschel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2025 11 29 11 326.325614  31.700383
     Obj: 2025 11 29 11 42.599401  26.737190
    
  • the object visibility at William Hershel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
     
    Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2025 11 29 11 285.977925  15.958426
     Obj: 2025 11 29 11 234.011741  75.260456
    
  • the object visibility at Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
     
     
     
    The data/results are in /local/data/bat1/prebascript/trigger1418333/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:
    Sat Nov 29 06:24:03 EST 2025