TDRSS lightcurve for Trigger=517234

Notes:

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

GCN BAT Position Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 08 Mar 12 06:14:19 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     517234,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          219.078d {+14h 36m 19s} (J2000),
                 218.999d {+14h 36m 00s} (current),
                 219.417d {+14h 37m 40s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +79.703d {+79d 42' 12"} (J2000),
                 +79.651d {+79d 39' 03"} (current),
                 +79.919d {+79d 55' 08"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       3.00 [arcmin radius, statistical only]
GRB_INTEN:       18503 [cnts]    Image_Peak=473 [image_cnts]
TRIGGER_DUR:     4.096 [sec] 
TRIGGER_INDEX:   298     E_range: 25-100 keV
BKG_INTEN:       171251 [cnts]
BKG_TIME:        22360.03 SOD {06:12:40.03} UT
BKG_DUR:         40 [sec]
GRB_DATE:        15994 TJD;    68 DOY;   12/03/08
GRB_TIME:        22418.65 SOD {06:13:38.65} UT
GRB_PHI:         -28.68 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        19.84 [deg]
SOLN_STATUS:     0x2003
RATE_SIGNIF:     8.30 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    8.74 [sigma]
MERIT_PARAMS:     +1  +0  +0  +2  +2  -1  +0  +0 +19  +0 
SUN_POSTN:       349.04d {+23h 16m 09s}   -4.71d {-04d 42' 43"}
SUN_DIST:        101.30 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.7 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      165.36d {+11h 01m 27s}   +0.89d {+00d 53' 20"}
MOON_DIST:        83.01 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      100 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      117.31, 36.25 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      115.73, 71.36 [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:        There is a bright star (mag=6.26) 7.63 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This is a GRB.  
COMMENTS:        This trigger occurred at longitude,latitude = 295.25,-1.40 [deg].  

GCN BAT Lightcurve Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 08 Mar 12 06:32:09 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Lightcurve
TRIGGER_NUM:     517234,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          219.078d {+14h 36m 19s} (J2000),
                 218.999d {+14h 36m 00s} (current),
                 219.417d {+14h 37m 40s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +79.703d {+79d 42' 12"} (J2000),
                 +79.651d {+79d 39' 03"} (current),
                 +79.919d {+79d 55' 08"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        15994 TJD;    68 DOY;   12/03/08
GRB_TIME:        22418.65 SOD {06:13:38.65} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   298
GRB_PHI:         -28.68 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        19.84 [deg]
DELTA_TIME:      58.00 [sec]
TRIGGER_DUR:     4.096 [sec] 
SOLN_STATUS:     0x2003
RATE_SIGNIF:     8.30 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    8.74 [sigma]
LC_URL:          sw00517234000msb.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

Extended TDRSS light curve and spacecraft attitude plot(s)

Extended TDRSS lc No.1

Extended TDRSS lc No.2

Extended TDRSS lc No.3

Extended TDRSS lc No.4

Plot creation:
Thu Mar  8 01:32:24 EST 2012