TDRSS lightcurve for Trigger=540255

Notes:

GCN BAT Position Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 02 Dec 12 04:20:25 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     540255,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          256.815d {+17h 07m 16s} (J2000),
                 256.949d {+17h 07m 48s} (current),
                 256.295d {+17h 05m 11s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +23.952d {+23d 57' 07"} (J2000),
                 +23.936d {+23d 56' 08"} (current),
                 +24.017d {+24d 01' 00"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       3.00 [arcmin radius, statistical only]
GRB_INTEN:       3717 [cnts]    Image_Peak=179 [image_cnts]
TRIGGER_DUR:     1.024 [sec] 
TRIGGER_INDEX:   146     E_range: 25-100 keV
BKG_INTEN:       22853 [cnts]
BKG_TIME:        15590.06 SOD {04:19:50.06} UT
BKG_DUR:         8 [sec]
GRB_DATE:        16263 TJD;   337 DOY;   12/12/02
GRB_TIME:        15605.03 SOD {04:20:05.03} UT
GRB_PHI:         -26.35 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        33.44 [deg]
SOLN_STATUS:     0x20000003
RATE_SIGNIF:     13.78 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    7.49 [sigma]
MERIT_PARAMS:     +1  +0  +0  +0  +2  -2  +0  +0 -68  +0 
SUN_POSTN:       248.78d {+16h 35m 07s}  -22.00d {-22d 00' 14"}
SUN_DIST:         46.62 [deg]   Sun_angle= -0.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      110.14d {+07h 20m 33s}  +17.87d {+17d 52' 22"}
MOON_DIST:       127.12 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      89 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       45.19, 32.84 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      252.34, 46.59 [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 = 226.05,-13.04 [deg].  
COMMENTS:           
COMMENTS:        NOTE: This BAT event is temporally(4.0<100sec) coincident with the FERMI_GBM event (trignum=376114812).  

GCN BAT Lightcurve Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 02 Dec 12 04:37:24 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Lightcurve
TRIGGER_NUM:     540255,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          256.815d {+17h 07m 16s} (J2000),
                 256.949d {+17h 07m 48s} (current),
                 256.295d {+17h 05m 11s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +23.952d {+23d 57' 07"} (J2000),
                 +23.936d {+23d 56' 08"} (current),
                 +24.017d {+24d 01' 00"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        16263 TJD;   337 DOY;   12/12/02
GRB_TIME:        15605.03 SOD {04:20:05.03} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   146
GRB_PHI:         -26.35 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        33.44 [deg]
DELTA_TIME:      -56.00 [sec]
TRIGGER_DUR:     1.024 [sec] 
SOLN_STATUS:     0x3
RATE_SIGNIF:     13.78 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    7.49 [sigma]
LC_URL:          sw00540255000msb.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:
Sat Dec  1 23:38:04 EST 2012