TITLE: GCN CIRCULAR NUMBER: 16696 SUBJECT: GRB 140817A: Swift-XRT position DATE: 14/08/17 08:22:47 GMT FROM: Boris Sbarufatti at INAF-OAB/IASFPA B. Sbarufatti (INAF-OAB/PSU) reports on behalf of the Swift-XRT team Using promptly downlinked data we find a bright, fading X-ray source with an enhanced position: RA,Dec = 127.2646, 58.1901 (degrees) which is equivalent to: RA (J2000.0) = 08 29 03.51 DEC (J2000.0) = +58 11 24.4 with an uncertainty of 2.2 arcsec (radius, 90% containment). This location is 16.8 arcseconds from the BAT onboard position, inside the BAT error circle.