Gamma-ray Burst 160629A

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Results of Observations

GCN/BACODINE POSITION NOTICE

TITLE:          GCN/INTEGRAL NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:    Wed 29 Jun 16 22:19:54 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:    INTEGRAL Wakeup
TRIGGER_NUM:    7498,   Sub_Num: 1
GRB_RA:           4.8216d {+00h 19m 17s} (J2000),
                  5.0673d {+00h 20m 16s} (current),
                  4.0886d {+00h 16m 21s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:        +76.9875d {+76d 59' 15"} (J2000),
                +77.0790d {+77d 04' 44"} (current),
                +76.7099d {+76d 42' 36"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:      3.10 [arcmin, radius, statistical only]
GRB_INTEN:      9.45 [sigma]
GRB_TIME:       80388.44 SOD {22:19:48.44} UT
GRB_DATE:       17568 TJD;   181 DOY;   16/06/29
SC_RA:          352.24 [deg] (J2000)
SC_DEC:          63.97 [deg] (J2000)
SUN_POSTN:       99.34d {+06h 37m 21s}  +23.16d {+23d 09' 32"}
SUN_DIST:        68.41 [deg]   Sun_angle= 6.3 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      36.33d {+02h 25m 18s}  +10.10d {+10d 05' 59"}
MOON_DIST:       68.95 [deg]
GAL_COORDS:     121.07, 14.23 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst
ECL_COORDS:      61.01, 62.42 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the burst
COMMENTS:       INTEGRAL GRB Coordinates.  
COMMENTS:       Time_Scale=1.2799 and Time_Error=8.0000.  
COMMENTS:       There is a bright star (mag=6.43) 10.60 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:       Possibly real GRB event  
COMMENTS:          
COMMENTS:       NOTE: This INTEGRAL event is temporally(10.0<100sec) coincident with the FERMI_GBM event (trignum=488931582).

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GCN NOTICE

TITLE:          GCN/INTEGRAL NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:    Wed 29 Jun 16 22:22:52 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:    INTEGRAL Refined
TRIGGER_NUM:    7498,   Sub_Num: 2
GRB_RA:           4.6974d {+00h 18m 47s} (J2000),
                  4.9422d {+00h 19m 46s} (current),
                  3.9670d {+00h 15m 52s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:        +76.9793d {+76d 58' 45"} (J2000),
                +77.0708d {+77d 04' 15"} (current),
                +76.7017d {+76d 42' 06"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:      2.87 [arcmin, radius, statistical only]
GRB_INTEN:      12.27 [sigma]
GRB_TIME:       80402.10 SOD {22:20:02.10} UT
GRB_DATE:       17568 TJD;   181 DOY;   16/06/29
SC_RA:          352.24 [deg] (J2000)
SC_DEC:          63.97 [deg] (J2000)
SUN_POSTN:       99.34d {+06h 37m 22s}  +23.16d {+23d 09' 31"}
SUN_DIST:        68.44 [deg]   Sun_angle= 6.3 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      36.35d {+02h 25m 25s}  +10.11d {+10d 06' 28"}
MOON_DIST:       68.96 [deg]
GAL_COORDS:     121.04, 14.23 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst
ECL_COORDS:      60.96, 62.44 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the burst
COMMENTS:       INTEGRAL GRB Coordinates.  
COMMENTS:       Time_Scale=20.0000 and Time_Error=20.0000.  
COMMENTS:       There is a bright star (mag=6.43) 10.60 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:       Possibly real GRB event  
COMMENTS:          
COMMENTS:       NOTE: This INTEGRAL event is temporally(24.0<100sec) coincident with the FERMI_GBM event (trignum=488931582).

GCN NOTICE

TITLE:           GCN/FERMI NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 29 Jun 16 22:20:12 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Fermi-GBM Flight Position
RECORD_NUM:      58
TRIGGER_NUM:     488931582
GRB_RA:            9.350d {+00h 37m 24s} (J2000),
                   9.668d {+00h 38m 40s} (current),
                   8.414d {+00h 33m 39s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +81.867d {+81d 52' 00"} (J2000),
                 +81.957d {+81d 57' 26"} (current),
                 +81.592d {+81d 35' 30"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       9.27 [deg radius, statistical plus systematic]
GRB_INTEN:       181 [cnts/sec]
DATA_SIGNIF:     19.40 [sigma]
INTEG_TIME:      4.096 [sec]
GRB_DATE:        17568 TJD;   181 DOY;   16/06/29
GRB_TIME:        80378.28 SOD {22:19:38.28} UT
GRB_PHI:         205.00 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        55.00 [deg]
DATA_TIME_SCALE: 4.0960 [sec]
HARD_RATIO:      0.66
LOC_ALGORITHM:   3 (version number of)
MOST_LIKELY:      95%  GRB
2nd_MOST_LIKELY:   3%  Generic Transient
DETECTORS:       0,0,0, 0,0,0, 0,1,0, 0,0,1, 0,0,
SUN_POSTN:        99.34d {+06h 37m 21s}  +23.16d {+23d 09' 32"}
SUN_DIST:         67.04 [deg]   Sun_angle= 6.0 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       36.33d {+02h 25m 19s}  +10.10d {+10d 06' 02"}
MOON_DIST:        72.74 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      26 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      122.41, 19.01 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:       71.40, 64.04 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
LC_URL:          http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/FTP/fermi/data/gbm/triggers/2016/bn160629930/quicklook/glg_lc_medres34_bn160629930.gif
COMMENTS:        Fermi-GBM Flight-calculated Coordinates.  
COMMENTS:        This trigger occurred at longitude,latitude = 186.33,-9.03 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        The LC_URL file will not be created until ~15 min after the trigger.  
COMMENTS:           
COMMENTS:        NOTE: This GBM event is temporally(10.0<100sec) coincident with the INTEGRAL event (trignum=7498).

GCN NOTICE

TITLE:           GCN/FERMI NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 29 Jun 16 22:20:05 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Fermi-GBM Flight Position
RECORD_NUM:      49
TRIGGER_NUM:     488931582
GRB_RA:            0.567d {+00h 02m 16s} (J2000),
                   0.780d {+00h 03m 07s} (current),
                 359.924d {+23h 59m 42s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +59.633d {+59d 37' 60"} (J2000),
                 +59.725d {+59d 43' 30"} (current),
                 +59.355d {+59d 21' 18"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       27.20 [deg radius, statistical plus systematic]
GRB_INTEN:       77 [cnts/sec]
DATA_SIGNIF:     4.70 [sigma]
INTEG_TIME:      2.048 [sec]
GRB_DATE:        17568 TJD;   181 DOY;   16/06/29
GRB_TIME:        80378.28 SOD {22:19:38.28} UT
GRB_PHI:         227.00 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        65.00 [deg]
DATA_TIME_SCALE: 2.0480 [sec]
HARD_RATIO:      0.56
LOC_ALGORITHM:   3 (version number of)
MOST_LIKELY:      90%  GRB
2nd_MOST_LIKELY:   4%  Generic Transient
DETECTORS:       0,0,0, 0,0,0, 0,1,0, 0,0,1, 0,0,
SUN_POSTN:        99.34d {+06h 37m 21s}  +23.16d {+23d 09' 32"}
SUN_DIST:         74.30 [deg]   Sun_angle= 6.6 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       36.33d {+02h 25m 18s}  +10.10d {+10d 06' 01"}
MOON_DIST:        56.27 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      26 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      116.75, -2.65 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:       34.53, 52.15 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
LC_URL:          http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/FTP/fermi/data/gbm/triggers/2016/bn160629930/quicklook/glg_lc_medres34_bn160629930.gif
COMMENTS:        Fermi-GBM Flight-calculated Coordinates.  
COMMENTS:        This trigger occurred at longitude,latitude = 186.33,-9.03 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        The LC_URL file will not be created until ~15 min after the trigger.  
COMMENTS:           
COMMENTS:        NOTE: This GBM event is temporally(10.0<100sec) coincident with the INTEGRAL event (trignum=7498).

GCN NOTICE

TITLE:           GCN/FERMI NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 29 Jun 16 22:20:17 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Fermi-GBM Ground Position
RECORD_NUM:      57
TRIGGER_NUM:     488931582
GRB_RA:          338.610d {+22h 34m 26s} (J2000),
                 338.630d {+22h 34m 31s} (current),
                 338.539d {+22h 34m 09s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +80.010d {+80d 00' 36"} (J2000),
                 +80.096d {+80d 05' 44"} (current),
                 +79.751d {+79d 45' 03"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       9.40 [deg radius, statistical only]
DATA_SIGNIF:     9.90 [sigma]
DATA_INTERVAL:   4.096 [sec]
GRB_DATE:        17568 TJD;   181 DOY;   16/06/29
GRB_TIME:        80378.28 SOD {22:19:38.28} UT
GRB_PHI:         204.00 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        60.00 [deg]
E_RANGE:         44.032 - 279.965 [keV]
LOC_ALGORITHM:   4153 (Gnd S/W Version number)
SUN_POSTN:        99.34d {+06h 37m 21s}  +23.16d {+23d 09' 32"}
SUN_DIST:         72.14 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.0 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       36.33d {+02h 25m 19s}  +10.10d {+10d 06' 03"}
MOON_DIST:        74.74 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      26 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      117.01, 18.75 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:       64.17, 68.24 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
LC_URL:          http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/FTP/fermi/data/gbm/triggers/2016/bn160629930/quicklook/glg_lc_medres34_bn160629930.gif
POS_MAP_URL:     http://gcn.gsfc.nasa.gov/notices_f/gbm_gnd_loc_map_488931582.fits
COMMENTS:        Fermi-GBM Ground-calculated Coordinates.  
COMMENTS:        In the LAT Field-of-view.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  
COMMENTS:        The LC_URL file will not be created/available until ~15 min after the trigger.  
COMMENTS:        The POS_MAP_URL file will not be created/available until ~1.5 min after the notice.  
COMMENTS:           
COMMENTS:        NOTE: This GBM event is temporally(10.0<100sec) coincident with the INTEGRAL event (trignum=7498).

GCN NOTICE

TITLE:           GCN/FERMI NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 29 Jun 16 22:21:03 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Fermi-GBM Ground Position
RECORD_NUM:      0
TRIGGER_NUM:     488931582
GRB_RA:          326.030d {+21h 44m 07s} (J2000),
                 326.059d {+21h 44m 14s} (current),
                 325.939d {+21h 43m 45s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +74.290d {+74d 17' 24"} (J2000),
                 +74.366d {+74d 21' 58"} (current),
                 +74.059d {+74d 03' 33"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       5.42 [deg radius, statistical only]
DATA_SIGNIF:     15.90 [sigma]
DATA_INTERVAL:   7.168 [sec]
GRB_DATE:        17568 TJD;   181 DOY;   16/06/29
GRB_TIME:        80378.28 SOD {22:19:38.28} UT
GRB_PHI:         206.00 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        66.00 [deg]
E_RANGE:         44.032 - 279.965 [keV]
LOC_ALGORITHM:   41531 (Gnd S/W Version number)
SUN_POSTN:        99.34d {+06h 37m 21s}  +23.16d {+23d 09' 32"}
SUN_DIST:         77.94 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.9 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       36.34d {+02h 25m 21s}  +10.10d {+10d 06' 10"}
MOON_DIST:        75.02 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      26 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      111.08, 15.91 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:       47.39, 70.63 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
LC_URL:          http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/FTP/fermi/data/gbm/triggers/2016/bn160629930/quicklook/glg_lc_medres34_bn160629930.gif
POS_MAP_URL:     http://gcn.gsfc.nasa.gov/notices_f/gbm_gnd_loc_map_488931582.fits
COMMENTS:        Fermi-GBM Ground-calculated Coordinates.  
COMMENTS:        This is likely a Long GRB.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  
COMMENTS:        The LC_URL file will not be created/available until ~15 min after the trigger.  
COMMENTS:        The POS_MAP_URL file will not be created/available until ~1.5 min after the notice.  
COMMENTS:           
COMMENTS:        NOTE: This GBM event is temporally(10.0<100sec) coincident with the INTEGRAL event (trignum=7498).

GCN NOTICE

TITLE:           GCN/FERMI NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 29 Jun 16 22:21:08 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Fermi-GBM Ground Position
RECORD_NUM:      1
TRIGGER_NUM:     488931582
GRB_RA:          330.700d {+22h 02m 48s} (J2000),
                 330.748d {+22h 03m 00s} (current),
                 330.551d {+22h 02m 12s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +74.590d {+74d 35' 24"} (J2000),
                 +74.670d {+74d 40' 12"} (current),
                 +74.347d {+74d 20' 51"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       4.49 [deg radius, statistical only]
DATA_SIGNIF:     21.90 [sigma]
DATA_INTERVAL:   9.216 [sec]
GRB_DATE:        17568 TJD;   181 DOY;   16/06/29
GRB_TIME:        80378.28 SOD {22:19:38.28} UT
GRB_PHI:         207.00 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        65.00 [deg]
E_RANGE:         44.032 - 279.965 [keV]
LOC_ALGORITHM:   41531 (Gnd S/W Version number)
SUN_POSTN:        99.34d {+06h 37m 21s}  +23.16d {+23d 09' 32"}
SUN_DIST:         76.84 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.6 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       36.34d {+02h 25m 21s}  +10.10d {+10d 06' 11"}
MOON_DIST:        73.93 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      26 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      112.27, 15.32 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:       48.74, 69.43 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
LC_URL:          http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/FTP/fermi/data/gbm/triggers/2016/bn160629930/quicklook/glg_lc_medres34_bn160629930.gif
POS_MAP_URL:     http://gcn.gsfc.nasa.gov/notices_f/gbm_gnd_loc_map_488931582.fits
COMMENTS:        Fermi-GBM Ground-calculated Coordinates.  
COMMENTS:        This is likely a Long GRB.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  
COMMENTS:        The LC_URL file will not be created/available until ~15 min after the trigger.  
COMMENTS:        The POS_MAP_URL file will not be created/available until ~1.5 min after the notice.  
COMMENTS:           
COMMENTS:        NOTE: This GBM event is temporally(10.0<100sec) coincident with the INTEGRAL event (trignum=7498).

GCN NOTICE

TITLE:           GCN/FERMI NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 29 Jun 16 22:21:15 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Fermi-GBM Ground Position
RECORD_NUM:      2
TRIGGER_NUM:     488931582
GRB_RA:          333.030d {+22h 12m 07s} (J2000),
                 333.063d {+22h 12m 15s} (current),
                 332.925d {+22h 11m 42s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +76.840d {+76d 50' 24"} (J2000),
                 +76.922d {+76d 55' 19"} (current),
                 +76.592d {+76d 35' 31"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       3.16 [deg radius, statistical only]
DATA_SIGNIF:     29.50 [sigma]
DATA_INTERVAL:   12.288 [sec]
GRB_DATE:        17568 TJD;   181 DOY;   16/06/29
GRB_TIME:        80378.28 SOD {22:19:38.28} UT
GRB_PHI:         206.00 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        63.00 [deg]
E_RANGE:         44.032 - 279.965 [keV]
LOC_ALGORITHM:   41531 (Gnd S/W Version number)
SUN_POSTN:        99.34d {+06h 37m 21s}  +23.16d {+23d 09' 32"}
SUN_DIST:         74.93 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.4 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       36.34d {+02h 25m 21s}  +10.10d {+10d 06' 12"}
MOON_DIST:        74.27 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      26 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      114.17, 16.76 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:       55.26, 69.14 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
LC_URL:          http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/FTP/fermi/data/gbm/triggers/2016/bn160629930/quicklook/glg_lc_medres34_bn160629930.gif
POS_MAP_URL:     http://gcn.gsfc.nasa.gov/notices_f/gbm_gnd_loc_map_488931582.fits
COMMENTS:        Fermi-GBM Ground-calculated Coordinates.  
COMMENTS:        This is likely a Long GRB.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  
COMMENTS:        The LC_URL file will not be created/available until ~15 min after the trigger.  
COMMENTS:        The POS_MAP_URL file will not be created/available until ~1.5 min after the notice.  
COMMENTS:           
COMMENTS:        NOTE: This GBM event is temporally(10.0<100sec) coincident with the INTEGRAL event (trignum=7498).

GCN NOTICE

TITLE:           GCN/FERMI NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 29 Jun 16 22:21:26 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Fermi-GBM Ground Position
RECORD_NUM:      3
TRIGGER_NUM:     488931582
GRB_RA:          338.700d {+22h 34m 48s} (J2000),
                 338.681d {+22h 34m 43s} (current),
                 338.743d {+22h 34m 58s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +81.720d {+81d 43' 12"} (J2000),
                 +81.806d {+81d 48' 20"} (current),
                 +81.461d {+81d 27' 38"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       2.18 [deg radius, statistical only]
DATA_SIGNIF:     39.70 [sigma]
DATA_INTERVAL:   16.384 [sec]
GRB_DATE:        17568 TJD;   181 DOY;   16/06/29
GRB_TIME:        80378.28 SOD {22:19:38.28} UT
GRB_PHI:         203.00 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        59.00 [deg]
E_RANGE:         44.032 - 279.965 [keV]
LOC_ALGORITHM:   41531 (Gnd S/W Version number)
SUN_POSTN:        99.34d {+06h 37m 21s}  +23.16d {+23d 09' 32"}
SUN_DIST:         71.19 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.0 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       36.34d {+02h 25m 22s}  +10.10d {+10d 06' 14"}
MOON_DIST:        75.60 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      26 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      117.99, 20.19 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:       68.78, 68.24 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
LC_URL:          http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/FTP/fermi/data/gbm/triggers/2016/bn160629930/quicklook/glg_lc_medres34_bn160629930.gif
POS_MAP_URL:     http://gcn.gsfc.nasa.gov/notices_f/gbm_gnd_loc_map_488931582.fits
COMMENTS:        Fermi-GBM Ground-calculated Coordinates.  
COMMENTS:        In the LAT Field-of-view.  
COMMENTS:        This is likely a Long GRB.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  
COMMENTS:        The LC_URL file will not be created/available until ~15 min after the trigger.  
COMMENTS:        The POS_MAP_URL file will not be created/available until ~1.5 min after the notice.  
COMMENTS:           
COMMENTS:        NOTE: This GBM event is temporally(10.0<100sec) coincident with the INTEGRAL event (trignum=7498).

GCN NOTICE

TITLE:           GCN/FERMI NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 29 Jun 16 22:21:31 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Fermi-GBM Ground Position
RECORD_NUM:      4
TRIGGER_NUM:     488931582
GRB_RA:          344.210d {+22h 56m 50s} (J2000),
                 344.233d {+22h 56m 56s} (current),
                 344.129d {+22h 56m 31s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +82.410d {+82d 24' 36"} (J2000),
                 +82.498d {+82d 29' 54"} (current),
                 +82.142d {+82d 08' 32"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       2.11 [deg radius, statistical only]
DATA_SIGNIF:     42.90 [sigma]
DATA_INTERVAL:   18.432 [sec]
GRB_DATE:        17568 TJD;   181 DOY;   16/06/29
GRB_TIME:        80378.28 SOD {22:19:38.28} UT
GRB_PHI:         203.00 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        58.00 [deg]
E_RANGE:         44.032 - 279.965 [keV]
LOC_ALGORITHM:   41531 (Gnd S/W Version number)
SUN_POSTN:        99.34d {+06h 37m 21s}  +23.16d {+23d 09' 32"}
SUN_DIST:         70.18 [deg]   Sun_angle= 7.7 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       36.34d {+02h 25m 22s}  +10.10d {+10d 06' 15"}
MOON_DIST:        75.35 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      26 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      119.06, 20.42 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:       70.62, 67.48 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
LC_URL:          http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/FTP/fermi/data/gbm/triggers/2016/bn160629930/quicklook/glg_lc_medres34_bn160629930.gif
POS_MAP_URL:     http://gcn.gsfc.nasa.gov/notices_f/gbm_gnd_loc_map_488931582.fits
COMMENTS:        Fermi-GBM Ground-calculated Coordinates.  
COMMENTS:        In the LAT Field-of-view.  
COMMENTS:        This is likely a Long GRB.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  
COMMENTS:        The LC_URL file will not be created/available until ~15 min after the trigger.  
COMMENTS:        The POS_MAP_URL file will not be created/available until ~1.5 min after the notice.  
COMMENTS:           
COMMENTS:        NOTE: This GBM event is temporally(10.0<100sec) coincident with the INTEGRAL event (trignum=7498).

GCN NOTICE

TITLE:          GCN/INTEGRAL NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:    Wed 29 Jun 16 23:35:26 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:    INTEGRAL Offline
TRIGGER_NUM:    7498,   Sub_Num: 3
GRB_RA:           4.7617d {+00h 19m 03s} (J2000),
                  5.0069d {+00h 20m 02s} (current),
                  4.0303d {+00h 16m 07s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:        +76.9466d {+76d 56' 48"} (J2000),
                +77.0381d {+77d 02' 17"} (current),
                +76.6690d {+76d 40' 08"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:      1.68 [arcmin, radius, statistical only]
GRB_INTEN:      12.27 [sigma]
GRB_TIME:       80402.10 SOD {22:20:02.10} UT
GRB_DATE:       17568 TJD;   181 DOY;   16/06/29
SC_RA:          352.24 [deg] (J2000)
SC_DEC:          63.97 [deg] (J2000)
SUN_POSTN:       99.39d {+06h 37m 34s}  +23.16d {+23d 09' 20"}
SUN_DIST:        68.44 [deg]   Sun_angle= 6.3 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      37.07d {+02h 28m 16s}  +10.30d {+10d 18' 15"}
MOON_DIST:       68.82 [deg]
GAL_COORDS:     121.05, 14.19 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst
ECL_COORDS:      60.92, 62.41 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the burst
COMMENTS:       INTEGRAL GRB Coordinates.  
COMMENTS:       Time_Scale=20.0000 and Time_Error=20.0000.  
COMMENTS:       There is a bright star (mag=6.42) 10.88 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:       refined_coordinates_after_offline_analysis  
COMMENTS:          
COMMENTS:       NOTE: This INTEGRAL event is temporally(24.0<100sec) coincident with the FERMI_GBM event (trignum=488931582).

GCN Circular #19621
D.Gotz (CEA, Saclay), S.Mereghetti (IASF-Milano), E.Bozzo, C.Ferrigno, L.Pavan (ISDC, Versoix), and J.Borkowski (CAMK, Torun) on behalf of the IBAS Localization Team report:
a gamma ray burst lasting about 100 s has been detected by IBAS in the IBIS/ISGRI data at 22:19:30 UT of 2016 June 29.
The refined coordinates (J2000) are:
```
R.A.=   4.7618  deg
DEC.=  76.9468 deg
```
with an uncertainty of 2 arcmin (90% c.l.).
The burst had a peak flux of 2.6 ph/cm2/s (20-200 keV, 1-s integration time) and a fluence in the same energy range of about 6.e-6 erg/cmq.
A plot of the light curve will be posted at http://ibas.iasf-milano.inaf.it/IBAS_Results.html
GCN Circular #19622
Klotz A., Turpin D., Atteia J.L. (CNRS-OMP-IRAP), Boer, M., Laugier, R. (CNRS-ARTEMIS), Gendre B. (UVI - Etelman Obs.) report:
We imaged the field of GRB 160629A detected by INTEGRAL (trigger 7498) with the TAROT robotic telescope (D=25cm) located at the Calern observatory, France.
The observations started 21s after the GRB trigger (19s after the notice). The elevation of the field increased from 39 degrees above horizon and weather conditions were good.
We detect a new fading source in the error box given by INTEGRAL (Gotz et al. GCNC 19621) at the following position (+/- 2 arcsec):
RA(J2000.0) = 00:19:27.42 DEC(J2000.0) = +76:58:00.7
```
t1(s) t2(s)  Rmag  Site
   98   128   16.4  TAROT Calern
  139   168   16.9  TAROT Calern
  407   497   17.1  TAROT Calern
```
The first image (t1=21s t2=81s) is trailed with a duration of 60.0s (see the description in Klotz et al., 2006, A&A 451, L39). It shows an increase of the optical flux until R~16.4 at 81s. This image must be analyzed more carefuly.
Magnitudes were estimated with the nearby USNO-B1 stars and are not corrected for galactic dust extinction.
N.B. Galactic coordinates are lon=121.0706 lat=+14.2321 and the galactic extinction in R band is about 1.2 magnitude estimated from D. Schlegel et al. 1998ApJ...500..525S.
GCN Circular #19623
V. Sokolov, A. Valeev, A. Moskvitin and V. Komarova (SAO RAS) report on behalf of a larger team.
We observed the error box of INTEGRAL GRB 160629A (Gotz et al. GCNC #19621) with the SAO RAS 6-meter telescope BTA + Scorpio. The observations started since ~10 minutes after the trigger. Several images in Rc band were obtained.
We find a fading source with the coordinates
```
R.A. =  00:19:27.1
Dec. = +76:58:00.7
error = 0".5
```
This object is consistent with the OT reported by Klotz et al. (GCNC #19622).
We used USNO-B1 star 1669-0002297 (R.A = 00:19:31.12; Dec. = +76:57:41.3) with R2 = 15.53 for the calibrations. Preliminary magnitudes of OT are as following.
```
T-T0,s  exp,s  R_mag  err
==========================
 615     30    17.40  0.03
 688     60    17.55  0.03
 848    180    17.71  0.02
1039     60    17.85  0.05
1118     30    18.13  0.08
1393     80    18.21  0.09
1508     80    18.24  0.11
1648     80    18.41  0.10
1964    180    18.55  0.09
3859    180    19.25  0.07
4066    180    19.18  0.04
4262    180    19.25  0.04
4483    180    19.29  0.11
4725    180    19.24  0.05
4926    180    19.24  0.03
5132    180    19.33  0.04
5347    180    19.30  0.04
5585    180    19.43  0.05
5824    180    19.44  0.06
```
ftp://ftp.sao.ru/pub/grb/GRB160629A/GRB160629A_BTA.jpg
GCN Circular #19628
Kilian Toelge (MPE) reports on behalf of the Fermi GBM Team:
"At 22:19:38.28 UT on 26 June 2016, the Fermi Gamma-Ray Burst Monitor triggered and located GRB 160629A (trigger 488931582 / 160629930), which was also detected by the INTEGRAL/IBAS (Gotz et al. 2016, GCN 19621) The GBM on-ground location is consistent with the INTEGRAL position.
The GBM light curve consists of a long main peak and a short second peak after around 65 seconds. The duration (T90) is about 66.6 +/- 0.4 s (50-300 keV). The time-averaged spectrum from T0-4.1 s to T0+70.7 s is best fit by a power law function with an exponential high-energy cutoff. The power law index is -1.05 +/- 0.03 and the cutoff energy, parameterized as Epeak, is 295.50 +/- 19.30 keV
The event fluence (10-1000 keV) in this time interval is (1.9 +/- 0.1)E-05 erg/cm^2. The 1-sec peak photon flux measured starting from T0+14.1 s in the 8-1000 keV band is 5.6 ph/s/cm^2.
The spectral analysis results presented above are preliminary; final results will be published in the GBM GRB Catalog."
GCN Circular #19632
A. J. Castro-Tirado (IAA-CSIC Granada), T. A. Fatkhullin, A. S. Moskvitin, A. F. Valeev, V. N. Komarova, V. V. Sokolov (SAO-RAS Zelenchuk), R. S=EF=BF=BDnchez-Ram=EF=BF=BDrez, F. J. Aceituno, B.-B. Zhang, Y. Hu, J. C. Tello (IAA-CSIC), S. B. Pandey (ARIES) and G. Lombardi (GTC La Palma), on behalf of a larger collaboration, report:
=EF=BF=BDFollowing the detection of GRB 160629A by INTEGRAL (Gotz et al. GCNC 19621), optical spectra of the optical counterpart (Klotz et al. GCNC 19622, Sokolov et al. GCNC 19623) were obtained at both the 6.0m BTA telescope in Zelenchuk (Russia) and at the 10.4m GTC in La Palma (Spain) starting at 22.57 (June 29) and 4:39 (June 30) UT (i.e. 0.6 and 8.3 hr postburst) respectively. A preliminary analysis shows a deep Lyman-alpha trough and several metal absorption lines (SiII, SiII*, CII, SiIV, CIV, FeII, and AlII, amongst others) at a common redshift of z =3D 3.332, which we propose to be the redshift of the GRB host galaxy."
GCN Circular #19635
D. Frederiks, S. Golenetskii, R.Aptekar, P. Oleynik, M. Ulanov, D. Svinkin, A. Tsvetkova, A.Lysenko, A. Kozlova, and T. Cline, on behalf of the Konus-Wind team, report:
The long GRB 160629A (INTEGRAL detection: Gotz et al., GCN 19621; Fermi GBM observation: Toelge, GCN 19628) triggered Konus-Wind at T0=80385.314 s UT (22:19:45.314).
The light curve shows a smooth pulse with a total duration of ~40 s. The weaker subsequent emission is traceable up to ~T0+70 s. The emission in the main pulse is seen up to ~4 MeV.
As observed by Konus-Wind, the burst had a fluence of 1.5(-0.4,+0.6)x10^-5 erg/cm2, and a 64-ms peak flux, measured from T0+10.560 s, of 1.4(-0.3,+0.3)x10^-6 erg/cm2/s (both in the 20 keV - 10 MeV energy range).
The time-averaged spectrum (measured from T0 to T0+24.832 s) is best fit in the 20 keV - 5 MeV range by the GRB (Band) function with the following model parameters: the low-energy photon index alpha = -0.79 (-0.17,+0.23), the high energy photon index beta = -2.92 (-3.68,+0.50), the peak energy Ep = 227 (-41,+41) keV, chi2 = 76/76 dof.
Assuming the redshift z=3.332 (Castro-Tirado et al., GCN Circ. 19632) and a standard cosmology model with H_0 = 70 km/s/Mpc, Omega_M = 0.27, and Omega_Lambda = 0.73, we estimate the following rest-frame parameters: the isotropic energy release E_iso is ~3.7x10^53 erg, the peak luminosity L_iso is ~1.5x10^53 erg/s, and the rest-frame peak energy of the time-integrated spectrum, Ep,i, is ~980 keV.
The Konus-Wind light curve of this GRB is available at http://www.ioffe.ru/LEA/GRBs/GRB160629_T80385/
All the quoted errors are at the 90% confidence level. All the quoted values are preliminary.
GCN Circular #19637
P. A. Evans (U. Leicester) reports on behalf of the Swift team:
Swift has initiated a ToO observation of the INTEGRAL GRB 160629A. Automated analysis of the XRT data will be presented online at http://www.swift.ac.uk/ToO_GRBs/00020676
Any uncatalogued X-ray sources detected in this analysis will be reported on this website and via GCN COUNTERPART notices. These are not necessarily related to the INTEGRAL event. Any X-ray source considered to be a probable afterglow candidate will be reported via a GCN Circular after manual consideration.
Details of the XRT automated analysis methods are detailed in Evans et al. (2007, A&A, 469, 379; 2009, MNRAS, 397, 1177 and 2014, ApJS, 210, 8).
This circular is an official product of the Swift-XRT team.
GCN Circular #19638
R. Rebolo, M. Serra, N. Lodieu, G. Israelian, L. Suarez-Andres The Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias
V. Lipunov, P.Balanutsa, E. Gorbovskoy, N.Tyurina, V.Kornilov, A.Kuznetsov, D.Kuvshinov, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Sternberg Astronomical Institute
D.Buckley, S. Potter, A.Kniazev, M.Kotze South African Astronomical Observatory
O.Gres, K.Ivanov, S.Yazev, N.M.Budnev, O.Chuvalaev, V.A.Poleshchuk Irkutsk State University
A. Tlatov, A.V. Parhomenko, D. Dormidontov, V.Senik Kislovodsk Solar Station of the Pulkovo Observatory
V.Yurkov, Yu.Sergienko, A.Gabovich, E.Sinyakov Blagoveschensk Educational State University, Blagoveschensk
Ricardo Podesta, Carlos Lopez and Federico Podest Observatorio Astronomico Felix Aguilar (OAFA)
Hugo Levato and Carlos Saffe Instituto de Ciencias Astronomicas, de la Tierra y del Espacio (ICATE)
MASTER-IAC robotic telescope (MASTER-Net: http://observ.pereplet.ru) was pointed to the INTEGRAL GRB 160629A (Gotz et al., GCN19621) 41 sec after GBM trigger at 2016-06-29 22:20:10 UT by two tubes during Gamma Ray active phase (see Gotz et al., GCN19621). We use trigger time 22 19 30 (Gotz et al., GCN19621). The OT magnitude is ~ 16.6
MASTER-Kislovodsk robotic telescope (MASTER-Net: http://observ.pereplet.ru) located near Kislovodsk was pointed to the GRB160629A 201 sec trigger time at 2016-06-29 22:24:11 UT. On our first (20s exposure) image we found 1 optical transient within INTEGRAL error-box (ra=00 20 16 dec=+77 04 43 r=0.051667) brighter then 18.5.
```
  T-Tmid      Date      Time       Expt.      Mag
---------|---------------------|-------|-------
    134     2016-06-29 22:21:44      20       ~17.0
```
The OT found at position:
00h 19m 27.21s (+-0.09 s = +-1.4 arcsec ) +76d 58' 01".0 ( +-0.2 arcsec)
(Cf. with TAROT coordinates Klotz et al., GCN 19622 and Sokolov et al., GCN 19623).
The preliminary light curve is available at master.sai.msu.ru/static/OT/MASTERGRB160629A.png
The message may be cited.
GCN Circular #19641
A. D'Ai (INAF-IASFPA), J.A. Kennea (PSU), B. Sbarufatti (INAF-OAB/PSU), D.N. Burrows (PSU), K.L. Page (U. Leicester), B. Mingo (U. Leicester), A.P. Beardmore (U. Leicester), A. Maselli (INAF-IASFPA), A. Melandri (INAF-OAB) and P.A. Evans (U. Leicester) report on behalf of the Swift-XRT team:
Swift-XRT has performed follow-up observations of the INTEGRAL-detected burst GRB 160629A (Gotz et al. GCN Circ. 19621), collecting 2.6 ks of Photon Counting (PC) mode data between T0+77.1 ks and T0+89.3 ks.
An uncatalogued X-ray source is detected within the 3-sigma INTEGRAL error region and is believed to be the afterglow. Using 1633 s of PC mode data and 1 UVOT image, we find an enhanced XRT position (using the XRT-UVOT alignment and matching UVOT field sources to the USNO-B1 catalogue): RA, Dec = 4.86537, +76.96703 which is equivalent to:
```
RA (J2000): 00h 19m 27.69s
Dec(J2000): +76d 58' 01.3"
```
with an uncertainty of 3.4 arcsec (radius, 90% confidence). This position is 111 arcsec from the INTEGRAL position. We cannot determine at the present time whether the source is fading. Since this position is consistent with the one reported for the optical afterglow (Klotz et al. GCN Circ 19622; Sokolov et al. GCN Circ 19623; Rebolo et al. GCN Circ. 19638), we propose this source as the X-ray afterglow of GRB 160629A.
The results of the XRT-team automatic analysis are available at http://www.swift.ac.uk/xrt_products/00020676. The results of the full analysis of the XRT observations are available at http://www.swift.ac.uk/ToO_GRBs/00020676.
This circular is an official product of the Swift-XRT team.
GCN Circular #19643
B. G. Balzer (PSU) and C. B. Markwardt (GSFC) report on behalf of the Swift/UVOT team:
The Swift/UVOT began settled observations of the field of GRB 160629A 77035 s after the INTEGRAL trigger (Gotz et al., GCN Circ. 19621). No optical afterglow consistent with the optical position (Klotz et al., GCN Circ 19622, Sokolov, et al. GCN Circ 19623) or the XRT position (D=EF=BF=BDAi=EF=BF=BD et al., GCN Circ. 19641) is detected. Preliminary 3-sigma upper limits using the UVOT photometric system (Breeveld et al. 2011, AIP Conf. Proc. 1358, 373) for the initial exposur= es are:
```
Filter         T_start(s)   T_stop(s)      Exp(s)         Mag

u                77035        89233         2633         >21.4
```
The magnitudes in the table are not corrected for the Galactic extinction due to the reddening of E(B-V) =3D 0.40 in the direction of the burst (Schlegel et al. 1998).
GCN Circular #19646
E. Mazaeva (IKI), A. Pozanenko (IKI), A. Volnova (IKI), R. Inasaridze (AbAO), V. Ayvazian (AbAO), V. Zhuzhunadze, (AbAO), O.Kvaratskhelia (AbAO), G. Inasaridze (AbAO), I. Molotov (KIAM), report on behalf of larger GRB follow-up collaboration:
We observed the field of the INTEGRAL GRB 160629A (Gotz et al., GCN 19621) with AS-32 (0.7m) telescope of Abastumani Observatory on June, 01 (UT) 19:07:28. We obtained several unfiltered images of the field. Within XRT error circle (D'Ai et al., GCN 19641) we detected optical afterglow (Klotz et al., GCN 19622; Sokolov et al., GCN 19623) on July 1, and obtained upper limit on June 30. Preliminary photometry of the optical afterglow is following
```
Date        UT start           t-T0          Filter  Exp.    OT      UpLim 
(3 sigma)
                                        (mid, days)     (s)

2016-06-30  18:23:01   0.86572  CR     37*60   n/d               21.4
2016-07-01  19:34:47   1.93748  CR     36*120 22.2+/-0.2  23.0
```
Photometry is based on nearby USNO-B1.0 stars
```
USNO-B.1_id R2
1669-0002297 15.53
1669-0002325 15.34
1669-0002281 15.48
1669-0002346 16.43
1669-0002192 15.78
```
GCN Circular #19669
E. Mazaeva (IKI), A. Pozanenko (IKI), A. Volnova (IKI), R. Inasaridze (AbAO), V. Ayvazian (AbAO), V. Zhuzhunadze, (AbAO), O.Kvaratskhelia (AbAO), G. Inasaridze (AbAO), I. Molotov (KIAM), report on behalf of larger GRB follow-up collaboration:
We observed the field of the INTEGRAL GRB 160629A (Gotz et al., GCN 19621) with AS-32 (0.7m) telescope of Abastumani Observatory on July, 03 (UT) 19:07:28. We obtained several unfiltered images of the field. Within XRT error circle (D'Ai et al., GCN 19641) we do not detected optical afterglow (Klotz et al., GCN 19622; Sokolov et al., GCN 19623). Preliminary photometry of the field is following
```
Date        UT start   t-T0      Filter Exp.   OT   UpLim (3 sigma)
                       (mid, days)       (s)

2016-07-03  20:59:10   3.98204  CR      36*120 n/d  23.4
```
Photometry is based on nearby USNO-B1.0 stars
```
USNO-B.1_id R2
1669-0002297 15.53
1669-0002325 15.34
1669-0002281 15.48
1669-0002346 16.43
1669-0002192 15.78
```
GCN Circular #19670
E. Mazaeva (IKI), A. Pozanenko (IKI), E. Klunko (ISTP), A. Volnova (IKI), P. Minaev (IKI), I. Korobtsev (ISTP) report on behalf of larger GRB follow-up collaboration:
We observed the field of the INTEGRAL GRB 160629A (Gotz et al., GCN 19621) with AZT-33IK telescope of Sayan observatory (Mondy) starting on July, 01 (UT) 18:39:36. We obtained several images in R-filter. Within XRT error circle (D'Ai et al., GCN 19641) we detected optical afterglow (Klotz et al., GCN 19622; Sokolov et al., GCN 19623). Preliminary photometry of the field is following
```
Date        UT start   t-T0      Filter Exp.   OT        UpLim (3 sigma)
                       (mid, days)       (s)

2016-07-01  18:39:36   1.86436   R      20*120 21.73+/-0.15  22.5
```
Photometry is based on nearby USNO-B1.0 stars
```
USNO-B.1_id R2
1669-0002297 15.53
1669-0002325 15.34
1669-0002281 15.48
1669-0002346 16.43
1669-0002192 15.78
```
GCN Circular #19689
K. P. Mooley, T. D. Staley, R. P. Fender (Oxford), G. E. Anderson (Curtin), T. Cantwell (Manchester), C. Rumsey, D. Titterington, S. Carey, J. Hickish, Y. C. Perrott, N. Razavi-Ghods, P. Scott (Cambridge), K. Grainge, A. Scaife (Manchester)
We observed the INTEGRAL/IBIS GRB 160629A (Gotz et al., GCN 19621) with the AMI Large Array at 15 GHz on 2016 Jul 01.23, Jul 02.23, Jul 04.19, and Jul 08.19 (UT) as part of the 4pisky program. We detect a transient radio source consistent with the SAO RAS location (Sokolov et al., GCN 19623) at 219+/-49 uJy and 128+/-37 uJy in the first two epochs, and obtain 3sigma upper limits of 135 uJy and 243 uJy in the later two epochs.
We thank the AMI staff for scheduling these observations. The AMI-GRB database is a log of all GRB follow up observations with the AMI, and is available at http://4pisky.org/ami-grb/.

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