Swift Observations of GRB 210706A

A. Tohuvavohu (U. Toronto) for the Swift team

1. Introduction

Tohuvavohu et al. (GCN Circ. 30393) reported the GRB detection. Swift/BAT did not trigger on GRB 210706A (T0: 2021-07-06 08:17:49.9 UTC, Fermi/GBM trigger # 647252274). Table 1 contains the best reported positions from Swift.

Table 2 is a summary of GCN Circulars about this GRB from observatories other than Swift.

2. BAT Observations and Analysis

BAT refined results are not available.

Figure 1. The BAT light curve is not available.

RA (J2000) Dec (J2000) Error Note Reference
20h47m58.70s +13°19'01.3" 2.6" XRT-final UKSSDC
20h47m58.73s +13°19'01.0" 3.2" XRT Tohuvavohu et al. GCN Circ. 30399
20h48m02.98s +13°18'28.4" 5' BAT-GUANO Tohuvavohu et al. GCN Circ. 30393

Table 1. Positions from the Swift instruments.

Band Authors GCN Circ. Subject Observatory Notes
Optical Lipunov et al. 30394 Integral GRB210706.72: Global
MASTER-Net observations report
MASTER
Optical Kumar et al. 30402 GIT optical upper limits GROWTH-India Tel. upper limits
Optical Pankov et al. 30404 optical upper limit of
Sintesz-Newton/CrAO and AS-32/AbAO
Abastumani Astro. Obs. upper limits
Gamma-ray Ridnaia et al. 30403 Konus-Wind detection Konus-Wind Epeak=263 (-59,+112) keV
Duration=~8.9 seconds
Fluence=5.39(-0.66,+0.90)x10-6erg cm-2
Gamma-ray Bissaldi and Meegan 30405 Fermi GBM observation Fermi GBM Epeak=590±130 keV
T90=7 seconds
Fluence=6.0±0.2x10-6erg cm-2
(62nd percentile for long GRBs)

Table 2. Summary of GCN Circulars from other observatories sorted by band and then circular number.

July 12, 2021