TDRSS lightcurve for Trigger=731183

Notes:

GCN BAT Position Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 09 Jan 17 11:12:04 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     731183,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          259.882d {+17h 19m 32s} (J2000),
                 260.144d {+17h 20m 35s} (current),
                 259.114d {+17h 16m 27s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -24.994d {-24d 59' 36"} (J2000),
                 -25.010d {-25d 00' 35"} (current),
                 -24.943d {-24d 56' 33"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       3.00 [arcmin radius, statistical only]
GRB_INTEN:       0 [cnts]    Image_Peak=2530 [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:        17762 TJD;     9 DOY;   17/01/09
GRB_TIME:        40245.56 SOD {11:10:45.56} UT
GRB_PHI:         -100.65 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        21.55 [deg]
SOLN_STATUS:     0x1000001D
RATE_SIGNIF:     0.00 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    12.55 [sigma]
MERIT_PARAMS:     +0  +0 +100  +6  +1  +2 -100  +1 -87  +0 
SUN_POSTN:       290.98d {+19h 23m 56s}  -22.04d {-22d 02' 07"}
SUN_DIST:         28.37 [deg]   Sun_angle= 2.1 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       67.34d {+04h 29m 22s}  +16.65d {+16d 38' 48"}
MOON_DIST:       165.42 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      88 [%]
GAL_COORDS:        0.15,  7.02 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      260.83, -1.88 [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 matches a source in the on-board catalog: Num=28094=(null) (probably an AT_Slot).  
COMMENTS:        This does not match any source in the ground catalog.  
COMMENTS:        This is not a GRB.  
COMMENTS:        This trigger occurred at longitude,latitude = 279.38,11.48 [deg].  
COMMENTS:           
COMMENTS:        NOTE: This BAT event is spatially(0.00<0.1deg) coincident with the SWIFT_BAT event (trignum=729410).  

GCN BAT Lightcurve Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 09 Jan 17 11:27:52 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Lightcurve
TRIGGER_NUM:     731183,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          259.882d {+17h 19m 32s} (J2000),
                 260.144d {+17h 20m 35s} (current),
                 259.114d {+17h 16m 27s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -24.994d {-24d 59' 36"} (J2000),
                 -25.010d {-25d 00' 35"} (current),
                 -24.943d {-24d 56' 33"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        17762 TJD;     9 DOY;   17/01/09
GRB_TIME:        40245.56 SOD {11:10:45.56} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   20000
GRB_PHI:         -100.65 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        21.55 [deg]
DELTA_TIME:      0.00 [sec]
TRIGGER_DUR:     64.000 [sec] 
SOLN_STATUS:     0x1D
RATE_SIGNIF:     0.00 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    12.55 [sigma]
LC_URL:          sw00731183000msb.lc

GCN template for BAT paragraph

  • Click here!
    At 11:10:45 UT, the Swift Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) triggered and
    located GRB 170109 ***A*** (trigger=731183).  Swift slewed immediately to the burst.
    The BAT on-board calculated location is 
    RA, Dec 259.882, -24.994 which is 
       RA(J2000) = 17h 19m 32s
       Dec(J2000) = -24d 59' 36"
    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 ~1203 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 background rate 1:     6239.720 near MET 505653144.960000 s
      Estimated background rate 2:     6239.720 near MET 505653144.960000 s
      Estimated total fluence: 0.000000 count
      Created GTI with 1 entries
    ------------------------------------------
     
    

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

    bat_grb_pos_cat.sh 259.882 -24.994 0.083
    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: 2017 1 9 11 285.082513  -16.817806
     Obj: 2017 1 9 11 305.813056  2.820705
    
  • the object visibility at GSFC, Greenbelt, Maryland
     
    MMT Observatory, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2017 1 9 11 271.447747  -43.239293
     Obj: 2017 1 9 11 288.395107  -18.737720
    
  • the object visibility at MMT, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
     
    Hale Telescope, Palomar Mountain, California
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2017 1 9 11 266.424195  -48.250986
     Obj: 2017 1 9 11 285.121391  -24.047073
    
  • the object visibility at Hale Telescope, Palomar Mt., California
     
    Mauna Kea, Hawaii
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2017 1 9 11 289.374994  -82.897036
     Obj: 2017 1 9 11 285.561519  -54.564756
    
  • the object visibility at Mauna Kea, Hawaii
     
    Siding Spring Obs., Australia
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2017 1 9 11 47.146149  -19.468522
     Obj: 2017 1 9 11 18.485608  -31.328055
    
  • the object visibility at Siding Spring Obs., Australia
     
    Tokyo, Japan
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2017 1 9 11 84.073574  -32.516806
     Obj: 2017 1 9 11 98.482650  -59.186732
    
  • the object visibility at Tokyo, Japan
     
    William Herschel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2017 1 9 11 322.399239  28.890317
     Obj: 2017 1 9 11 355.126720  36.045142
    
  • the object visibility at William Hershel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
     
    Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2017 1 9 11 288.494738  12.294690
     Obj: 2017 1 9 11 278.825493  39.348202
    
  • the object visibility at Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
     
     
     
    The data/results are in /local/data/bat1/prebascript/trigger731183/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:
    Mon Jan  9 06:28:04 EST 2017