TDRSS lightcurve for Trigger=518200

Notes:

GCN BAT Position Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 20 Mar 12 11:58:17 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     518200,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          212.538d {+14h 10m 09s} (J2000),
                 212.689d {+14h 10m 45s} (current),
                 211.920d {+14h 07m 41s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:          +8.685d {+08d 41' 06"} (J2000),
                  +8.628d {+08d 37' 39"} (current),
                  +8.920d {+08d 55' 13"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       3.00 [arcmin radius, statistical only]
GRB_INTEN:       127222 [cnts]    Image_Peak=1373 [image_cnts]
TRIGGER_DUR:     26.880 [sec] 
TRIGGER_INDEX:   463     E_range: 15-50 keV
BKG_INTEN:       290136 [cnts]
BKG_TIME:        42863.98 SOD {11:54:23.98} UT
BKG_DUR:         64 [sec]
GRB_DATE:        16006 TJD;    80 DOY;   12/03/20
GRB_TIME:        42975.60 SOD {11:56:15.60} UT
GRB_PHI:         117.93 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        23.69 [deg]
SOLN_STATUS:     0x3
RATE_SIGNIF:     12.96 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    10.06 [sigma]
MERIT_PARAMS:     +1  +0  +0  +5  +1  +0  +0  +0 +83  +0 
SUN_POSTN:         0.26d {+00h 01m 02s}   +0.11d {+00d 06' 40"}
SUN_DIST:        146.53 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.8 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      335.96d {+22h 23m 51s}   -4.61d {-04d 36' 19"}
MOON_DIST:       123.56 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      4 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      351.87, 63.80 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      207.17, 20.49 [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 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 = 232.47,18.71 [deg].  

GCN BAT Lightcurve Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 20 Mar 12 12:13:14 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Lightcurve
TRIGGER_NUM:     518200,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          212.538d {+14h 10m 09s} (J2000),
                 212.689d {+14h 10m 45s} (current),
                 211.920d {+14h 07m 41s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:          +8.685d {+08d 41' 06"} (J2000),
                  +8.628d {+08d 37' 39"} (current),
                  +8.920d {+08d 55' 13"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        16006 TJD;    80 DOY;   12/03/20
GRB_TIME:        42975.60 SOD {11:56:15.60} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   463
GRB_PHI:         117.93 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        23.69 [deg]
DELTA_TIME:      39.00 [sec]
TRIGGER_DUR:     26.880 [sec] 
SOLN_STATUS:     0x3
RATE_SIGNIF:     12.96 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    10.06 [sigma]
LC_URL:          sw00518200000msb.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:
Tue Mar 20 08:14:04 EDT 2012