TDRSS lightcurve for Trigger=718766

Notes:

• 1) None of the TDRSS light curves are background subtracted.

GCN BAT Position Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 22 Oct 16 21:12:31 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     718766,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          256.005d {+17h 04m 01s} (J2000),
                 256.291d {+17h 05m 10s} (current),
                 255.155d {+17h 00m 37s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -37.853d {-37d 51' 09"} (J2000),
                 -37.875d {-37d 52' 30"} (current),
                 -37.783d {-37d 47' 00"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       3.00 [arcmin radius, statistical only]
GRB_INTEN:       0 [cnts]    Image_Peak=22523 [image_cnts]
TRIGGER_DUR:     760.000 [sec]   (=12.7 [min])
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:        17683 TJD;   296 DOY;   16/10/22
GRB_TIME:        74734.95 SOD {20:45:34.95} UT
GRB_PHI:         -158.81 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        22.34 [deg]
SOLN_STATUS:     0x11D
RATE_SIGNIF:     0.00 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    17.25 [sigma]
MERIT_PARAMS:     +0  +0 +124  +8  +1  +5  +0  +1 -63  +0 
SUN_POSTN:       207.82d {+13h 51m 16s}  -11.44d {-11d 26' 06"}
SUN_DIST:         50.61 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      122.35d {+08h 09m 23s}  +16.57d {+16d 34' 23"}
MOON_DIST:       134.44 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      49 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      347.76,  2.16 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      258.60,-14.97 [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 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=10727=PSR 1718-3718,   delta=2.852 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This matches a source in the ground catalog: 4U_1700-377,   delta=0.021 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This is not a GRB.  
COMMENTS:        This trigger occurred at longitude,latitude = 259.23,-19.58 [deg].  

GCN BAT Lightcurve Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 22 Oct 16 21:16:10 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Lightcurve
TRIGGER_NUM:     718766,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          256.005d {+17h 04m 01s} (J2000),
                 256.291d {+17h 05m 10s} (current),
                 255.155d {+17h 00m 37s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -37.853d {-37d 51' 09"} (J2000),
                 -37.875d {-37d 52' 30"} (current),
                 -37.783d {-37d 47' 00"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        17683 TJD;   296 DOY;   16/10/22
GRB_TIME:        74734.95 SOD {20:45:34.95} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   20000
GRB_PHI:         -158.81 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        22.34 [deg]
DELTA_TIME:      0.00 [sec]
TRIGGER_DUR:     760.000 [sec]   (=12.7 [min])
SOLN_STATUS:     0x11D
RATE_SIGNIF:     0.00 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    17.25 [sigma]
LC_URL:          sw00718766000msb.lc

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

Plot creation:
Sat Oct 22 17:16:42 EDT 2016