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TITLE: GCN/SWIFT NOTICE NOTICE_DATE: Sat 27 Jul 19 20:18:29 UT NOTICE_TYPE: Swift-BAT GRB Position TRIGGER_NUM: 916733, Seg_Num: 0 GRB_RA: 126.481d {+08h 25m 55s} (J2000), 126.711d {+08h 26m 51s} (current), 125.893d {+08h 23m 34s} (1950) GRB_DEC: -13.268d {-13d 16' 03"} (J2000), -13.333d {-13d 19' 57"} (current), -13.103d {-13d 06' 11"} (1950) GRB_ERROR: 3.00 [arcmin radius, statistical only] GRB_INTEN: 533 [cnts] Image_Peak=62 [image_cnts] TRIGGER_DUR: 0.064 [sec] TRIGGER_INDEX: 10427 E_range: 50-350 keV BKG_INTEN: 11677 [cnts] BKG_TIME: 73080.68 SOD {20:18:00.68} UT BKG_DUR: 8 [sec] GRB_DATE: 18691 TJD; 208 DOY; 19/07/27 GRB_TIME: 73097.00 SOD {20:18:17.00} UT GRB_PHI: -112.31 [deg] GRB_THETA: 25.54 [deg] SOLN_STATUS: 0x20000003 RATE_SIGNIF: 11.70 [sigma] IMAGE_SIGNIF: 7.74 [sigma] MERIT_PARAMS: +1 +0 +0 -4 +3 -2 -100 +0 -84 +0 SUN_POSTN: 126.86d {+08h 27m 26s} +19.13d {+19d 07' 44"} SUN_DIST: 32.46 [deg] Sun_angle= 0.0 [hr] (West of Sun) MOON_POSTN: 66.23d {+04h 24m 55s} +18.25d {+18d 15' 08"} MOON_DIST: 67.48 [deg] MOON_ILLUM: 23 [%] GAL_COORDS: 236.13, 14.03 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient) ECL_COORDS: 132.72,-31.46 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the burst (or transient) COMMENTS: SWIFT-BAT GRB Coordinates. 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 = 227.41,-9.44 [deg]. COMMENTS: COMMENTS: NOTE: This BAT event is temporally(21.0<100sec) coincident with the FERMI_GBM event (trignum=585951481).
TITLE: GCN/FERMI NOTICE NOTICE_DATE: Sat 27 Jul 19 20:18:43 UT NOTICE_TYPE: Fermi-GBM Flight Position RECORD_NUM: 69 TRIGGER_NUM: 585951481 GRB_RA: 133.950d {+08h 55m 48s} (J2000), 134.179d {+08h 56m 43s} (current), 133.365d {+08h 53m 28s} (1950) GRB_DEC: -15.433d {-15d 25' 59"} (J2000), -15.509d {-15d 30' 32"} (current), -15.241d {-15d 14' 27"} (1950) GRB_ERROR: 4.97 [deg radius, statistical plus systematic] GRB_INTEN: 984 [cnts/sec] DATA_SIGNIF: 64.70 [sigma] INTEG_TIME: 2.048 [sec] GRB_DATE: 18691 TJD; 208 DOY; 19/07/27 GRB_TIME: 73076.45 SOD {20:17:56.45} UT GRB_PHI: 346.00 [deg] GRB_THETA: 45.00 [deg] DATA_TIME_SCALE: 2.0480 [sec] HARD_RATIO: 1.05 LOC_ALGORITHM: 3 (version number of) MOST_LIKELY: 94% GRB 2nd_MOST_LIKELY: 4% Solar Flare SUN_POSTN: 126.86d {+08h 27m 26s} +19.13d {+19d 07' 44"} SUN_DIST: 35.38 [deg] Sun_angle= -0.5 [hr] (East of Sun) MOON_POSTN: 66.23d {+04h 24m 56s} +18.25d {+18d 15' 09"} MOON_DIST: 74.94 [deg] MOON_ILLUM: 23 [%] GAL_COORDS: 242.26, 18.76 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient) ECL_COORDS: 141.57,-31.35 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the burst (or transient) LC_URL: http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/FTP/fermi/data/gbm/triggers/2019/bn190727846/quicklook/glg_lc_medres34_bn190727846.gif COMMENTS: Fermi-GBM Flight-calculated Coordinates. COMMENTS: The LC_URL file will not be created until ~15 min after the trigger. COMMENTS: COMMENTS: NOTE: This GBM event is temporally(21.0<100sec) coincident with the SWIFT_BAT event (trignum=916733).
TITLE: GCN/FERMI NOTICE NOTICE_DATE: Sat 27 Jul 19 20:18:21 UT NOTICE_TYPE: Fermi-GBM Flight Position RECORD_NUM: 47 TRIGGER_NUM: 585951481 GRB_RA: 143.150d {+09h 32m 36s} (J2000), 143.372d {+09h 33m 29s} (current), 142.584d {+09h 30m 20s} (1950) GRB_DEC: -23.950d {-23d 56' 59"} (J2000), -24.037d {-24d 02' 13"} (current), -23.728d {-23d 43' 40"} (1950) GRB_ERROR: 11.80 [deg radius, statistical plus systematic] GRB_INTEN: 483 [cnts/sec] DATA_SIGNIF: 16.80 [sigma] INTEG_TIME: 0.512 [sec] GRB_DATE: 18691 TJD; 208 DOY; 19/07/27 GRB_TIME: 73076.45 SOD {20:17:56.45} UT GRB_PHI: 329.00 [deg] GRB_THETA: 40.00 [deg] DATA_TIME_SCALE: 0.5120 [sec] HARD_RATIO: 0.91 LOC_ALGORITHM: 3 (version number of) MOST_LIKELY: 97% GRB 2nd_MOST_LIKELY: 1% Generic Transient SUN_POSTN: 126.86d {+08h 27m 26s} +19.13d {+19d 07' 44"} SUN_DIST: 46.07 [deg] Sun_angle= -1.1 [hr] (East of Sun) MOON_POSTN: 66.23d {+04h 24m 55s} +18.25d {+18d 15' 07"} MOON_DIST: 86.25 [deg] MOON_ILLUM: 23 [%] GAL_COORDS: 255.07, 19.93 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient) ECL_COORDS: 154.98,-36.19 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the burst (or transient) LC_URL: http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/FTP/fermi/data/gbm/triggers/2019/bn190727846/quicklook/glg_lc_medres34_bn190727846.gif COMMENTS: Fermi-GBM Flight-calculated Coordinates. COMMENTS: The LC_URL file will not be created until ~15 min after the trigger.
TITLE: GCN/FERMI NOTICE NOTICE_DATE: Sat 27 Jul 19 20:18:52 UT NOTICE_TYPE: Fermi-GBM Flight Position RECORD_NUM: 89 TRIGGER_NUM: 585951481 GRB_RA: 144.133d {+09h 36m 32s} (J2000), 144.356d {+09h 37m 25s} (current), 143.564d {+09h 34m 15s} (1950) GRB_DEC: -23.533d {-23d 31' 59"} (J2000), -23.622d {-23d 37' 17"} (current), -23.308d {-23d 18' 30"} (1950) GRB_ERROR: 4.58 [deg radius, statistical plus systematic] GRB_INTEN: 1785 [cnts/sec] DATA_SIGNIF: 169.80 [sigma] INTEG_TIME: 4.096 [sec] GRB_DATE: 18691 TJD; 208 DOY; 19/07/27 GRB_TIME: 73076.45 SOD {20:17:56.45} UT GRB_PHI: 329.00 [deg] GRB_THETA: 40.00 [deg] DATA_TIME_SCALE: 4.0960 [sec] HARD_RATIO: 0.76 LOC_ALGORITHM: 3 (version number of) MOST_LIKELY: 97% GRB 2nd_MOST_LIKELY: 2% Generic Transient SUN_POSTN: 126.86d {+08h 27m 26s} +19.13d {+19d 07' 44"} SUN_DIST: 46.03 [deg] Sun_angle= -1.2 [hr] (East of Sun) MOON_POSTN: 66.23d {+04h 24m 56s} +18.25d {+18d 15' 11"} MOON_ILLUM: 23 [%] GAL_COORDS: 255.42, 20.87 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient) ECL_COORDS: 155.79,-35.45 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the burst (or transient) LC_URL: http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/FTP/fermi/data/gbm/triggers/2019/bn190727846/quicklook/glg_lc_medres34_bn190727846.gif COMMENTS: Fermi-GBM Flight-calculated Coordinates. COMMENTS: The LC_URL file will not be created until ~15 min after the trigger. COMMENTS: COMMENTS: NOTE: This GBM event is temporally(21.0<100sec) coincident with the SWIFT_BAT event (trignum=916733).
TITLE: GCN/FERMI NOTICE NOTICE_DATE: Sat 27 Jul 19 20:18:37 UT NOTICE_TYPE: Fermi-GBM Ground Position RECORD_NUM: 57 TRIGGER_NUM: 585951481 GRB_RA: 126.610d {+08h 26m 26s} (J2000), 126.823d {+08h 27m 17s} (current), 126.066d {+08h 24m 16s} (1950) GRB_DEC: -23.420d {-23d 25' 11"} (J2000), -23.485d {-23d 29' 05"} (current), -23.255d {-23d 15' 17"} (1950) GRB_ERROR: 3.56 [deg radius, statistical only] DATA_SIGNIF: 29.40 [sigma] DATA_INTERVAL: 4.096 [sec] GRB_DATE: 18691 TJD; 208 DOY; 19/07/27 GRB_TIME: 73076.45 SOD {20:17:56.45} UT GRB_PHI: 353.00 [deg] GRB_THETA: 36.00 [deg] E_RANGE: 44.032 - 279.965 [keV] LOC_ALGORITHM: 4153 (Gnd S/W Version number) SUN_POSTN: 126.86d {+08h 27m 26s} +19.13d {+19d 07' 44"} SUN_DIST: 42.61 [deg] Sun_angle= 0.0 [hr] (West of Sun) MOON_POSTN: 66.23d {+04h 24m 55s} +18.25d {+18d 15' 09"} MOON_DIST: 72.37 [deg] MOON_ILLUM: 23 [%] GAL_COORDS: 244.81, 8.49 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient) ECL_COORDS: 136.59,-41.12 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the burst (or transient) LC_URL: http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/FTP/fermi/data/gbm/triggers/2019/bn190727846/quicklook/glg_lc_medres34_bn190727846.gif POS_MAP_URL: http://gcn.gsfc.nasa.gov/notices_f/gbm_gnd_loc_map_585951481.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(21.0<100sec) coincident with the SWIFT_BAT event (trignum=916733).
TITLE: GCN/FERMI NOTICE NOTICE_DATE: Sat 27 Jul 19 20:18:36 UT NOTICE_TYPE: Fermi-GBM Flight Position RECORD_NUM: 58 TRIGGER_NUM: 585951481 GRB_RA: 129.217d {+08h 36m 52s} (J2000), 129.453d {+08h 37m 49s} (current), 128.613d {+08h 34m 27s} (1950) GRB_DEC: -9.633d {-09d 37' 59"} (J2000), -9.702d {-09d 42' 07"} (current), -9.458d {-09d 27' 29"} (1950) GRB_ERROR: 7.90 [deg radius, statistical plus systematic] GRB_INTEN: 297 [cnts/sec] DATA_SIGNIF: 27.60 [sigma] INTEG_TIME: 4.096 [sec] GRB_DATE: 18691 TJD; 208 DOY; 19/07/27 GRB_TIME: 73076.45 SOD {20:17:56.45} UT GRB_PHI: 353.00 [deg] GRB_THETA: 50.00 [deg] DATA_TIME_SCALE: 4.0960 [sec] HARD_RATIO: 0.91 LOC_ALGORITHM: 3 (version number of) MOST_LIKELY: 95% GRB 2nd_MOST_LIKELY: 3% Solar Flare SUN_POSTN: 126.86d {+08h 27m 26s} +19.13d {+19d 07' 44"} SUN_DIST: 28.94 [deg] Sun_angle= -0.2 [hr] (East of Sun) MOON_POSTN: 66.23d {+04h 24m 55s} +18.25d {+18d 15' 08"} MOON_DIST: 68.35 [deg] MOON_ILLUM: 23 [%] GAL_COORDS: 234.46, 18.26 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient) ECL_COORDS: 134.50,-27.22 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the burst (or transient) LC_URL: http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/FTP/fermi/data/gbm/triggers/2019/bn190727846/quicklook/glg_lc_medres34_bn190727846.gif COMMENTS: Fermi-GBM Flight-calculated Coordinates. COMMENTS: The LC_URL file will not be created until ~15 min after the trigger. COMMENTS: COMMENTS: NOTE: This GBM event is temporally(21.0<100sec) coincident with the SWIFT_BAT event (trignum=916733).
TITLE: GCN/FERMI NOTICE NOTICE_DATE: Sat 27 Jul 19 20:19:51 UT NOTICE_TYPE: Fermi-GBM Ground Position RECORD_NUM: 2 TRIGGER_NUM: 585951481 GRB_RA: 126.250d {+08h 25m 00s} (J2000), 126.459d {+08h 25m 50s} (current), 125.716d {+08h 22m 52s} (1950) GRB_DEC: -25.380d {-25d 22' 47"} (J2000), -25.445d {-25d 26' 39"} (current), -25.216d {-25d 12' 58"} (1950) GRB_ERROR: 3.08 [deg radius, statistical only] DATA_SIGNIF: 26.80 [sigma] DATA_INTERVAL: 9.216 [sec] GRB_DATE: 18691 TJD; 208 DOY; 19/07/27 GRB_TIME: 73076.45 SOD {20:17:56.45} UT GRB_PHI: 353.00 [deg] GRB_THETA: 34.00 [deg] E_RANGE: 44.032 - 279.965 [keV] LOC_ALGORITHM: 41531 (Gnd S/W Version number) SUN_POSTN: 126.86d {+08h 27m 26s} +19.13d {+19d 07' 43"} SUN_DIST: 44.58 [deg] Sun_angle= 0.0 [hr] (West of Sun) MOON_POSTN: 66.24d {+04h 24m 58s} +18.26d {+18d 15' 18"} MOON_DIST: 73.06 [deg] MOON_ILLUM: 23 [%] GAL_COORDS: 246.25, 7.11 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient) ECL_COORDS: 137.01,-43.08 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the burst (or transient) LC_URL: http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/FTP/fermi/data/gbm/triggers/2019/bn190727846/quicklook/glg_lc_medres34_bn190727846.gif POS_MAP_URL: http://gcn.gsfc.nasa.gov/notices_f/gbm_gnd_loc_map_585951481.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(1.0<100sec) coincident with the INTEGRAL_SPIACS event (trignum=8338).
TITLE: GCN/FERMI NOTICE NOTICE_DATE: Sat 27 Jul 19 20:27:09 UT NOTICE_TYPE: Fermi-GBM Final Position RECORD_NUM: 0 TRIGGER_NUM: 585951481 GRB_RA: 130.560d {+08h 42m 14s} (J2000), 130.788d {+08h 43m 09s} (current), 129.979d {+08h 39m 55s} (1950) GRB_DEC: -15.660d {-15d 39' 35"} (J2000), -15.731d {-15d 43' 51"} (current), -15.480d {-15d 28' 47"} (1950) GRB_ERROR: 1.00 [deg radius, statistical only] GRB_DATE: 18691 TJD; 208 DOY; 19/07/27 GRB_TIME: 73076.45 SOD {20:17:56.45} UT GRB_PHI: 351.00 [deg] GRB_THETA: 44.00 [deg] E_RANGE: 44.032 - 279.965 [keV] LOC_ALGORITHM: 41531 (Gnd S/W Version number) SUN_POSTN: 126.86d {+08h 27m 27s} +19.13d {+19d 07' 39"} SUN_DIST: 35.07 [deg] Sun_angle= -0.3 [hr] (East of Sun) MOON_POSTN: 66.31d {+04h 25m 15s} +18.27d {+18d 16' 14"} MOON_DIST: 72.01 [deg] MOON_ILLUM: 23 [%] GAL_COORDS: 240.46, 15.98 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient) ECL_COORDS: 138.00,-32.59 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the burst (or transient) LC_URL: http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/FTP/fermi/data/gbm/triggers/2019/bn190727846/quicklook/glg_lc_medres34_bn190727846.gif LOC_URL: http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/FTP/fermi/data/gbm/triggers/2019/bn190727846/quicklook/glg_locplot_all_bn190727846.png COMMENTS: Fermi-GBM Final Position. COMMENTS: This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated. COMMENTS: The LC_URL file should be available by the time this FINAL notice is produced. COMMENTS: This notice was generated completely by automated pipeline processing. COMMENTS: In the LAT Field-of-view. COMMENTS: This is likely a Long GRB. COMMENTS: COMMENTS: NOTE: This GBM event is temporally(1.0<100sec) coincident with the INTEGRAL_SPIACS event (trignum=8338).
TITLE: GCN/SWIFT NOTICE NOTICE_DATE: Sat 27 Jul 19 20:21:46 UT NOTICE_TYPE: Swift-BAT GRB Lightcurve TRIGGER_NUM: 916733, Seg_Num: 0 GRB_RA: 126.481d {+08h 25m 55s} (J2000), 126.711d {+08h 26m 51s} (current), 125.893d {+08h 23m 34s} (1950) GRB_DEC: -13.268d {-13d 16' 03"} (J2000), -13.333d {-13d 19' 57"} (current), -13.103d {-13d 06' 11"} (1950) GRB_DATE: 18691 TJD; 208 DOY; 19/07/27 GRB_TIME: 73097.01 SOD {20:18:17.01} UT TRIGGER_INDEX: 10427 GRB_PHI: -112.31 [deg] GRB_THETA: 25.54 [deg] DELTA_TIME: -32.00 [sec] TRIGGER_DUR: 0.064 [sec] SOLN_STATUS: 0x3 RATE_SIGNIF: 11.70 [sigma] IMAGE_SIGNIF: 7.74 [sigma] LC_URL: sw00916733000msb.lc SUN_POSTN: 126.86d {+08h 27m 26s} +19.13d {+19d 07' 42"} SUN_DIST: 32.46 [deg] Sun_angle= 0.0 [hr] (West of Sun) MOON_POSTN: 66.26d {+04h 25m 03s} +18.26d {+18d 15' 33"} MOON_DIST: 67.45 [deg] MOON_ILLUM: 23 [%] GAL_COORDS: 236.13, 14.03 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient) ECL_COORDS: 132.72,-31.46 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the burst (or transient) COMMENTS: SWIFT-BAT GRB Lightcurve. COMMENTS: COMMENTS: The next comments were copied from the BAT_POS Notice: 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 = 227.41,-9.44 [deg].
RA(J2000) = 08h 25m 55s Dec(J2000) = -13d 16' 03"with an uncertainty of 3 arcmin (radius, 90% containment, including systematic uncertainty). The BAT light curve showed a complex structure with a duration of about 50 sec. The peak count rate was ~20,000 counts/sec (15-350 keV), at ~1 sec after the trigger.
RA(2000.0) = 128.2+/-0.3 deg Decl.(2000.0) = -12.2+/-0.5 degWe estimate an additional systematic error of 1 deg.
RA(J2000) = 08h 25m 59.9s Dec(J2000) = -13d 16' 18.9"with an uncertainty of 1.0 arcmin, (radius, sys+stat, 90% containment). The partial coding was 70%.