TDRSS lightcurve for Trigger=118248

Notes:

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

GCN BAT Position Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 07 May 05 22:44:14 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     118248,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:           48.055d {+03h 12m 13s} (J2000),
                  48.120d {+03h 12m 29s} (current),
                  47.456d {+03h 09m 49s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -11.073d {-11d 04' 23"} (J2000),
                 -11.054d {-11d 03' 12"} (current),
                 -11.261d {-11d 15' 37"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       4.00 [arcmin radius, statistical only]
GRB_INTEN:       33701 [cnts]    Peak=606 [cnts/sec]
TRIGGER_DUR:     8.192 [sec]
TRIGGER_INDEX:   336     E_range: 25-100 keV
BKG_INTEN:       248359 [cnts]
BKG_TIME:        81704.00 SOD {22:41:44.00} UT
BKG_DUR:         64 [sec]
GRB_DATE:        13497 TJD;   127 DOY;   05/05/07
GRB_TIME:        81798.31 SOD {22:43:18.31} UT
GRB_PHI:         -60.72 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        25.91 [deg]
SOLN_STATUS:     0x3
RATE_SIGNIF:     8.06 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    9.00 [sigma]
MERIT_PARAMS:     +1  +0  +0  +4  +2  +0 -101  +0 -88  +1 
SUN_POSTN:        44.99d {+02h 59m 59s}  +17.04d {+17d 02' 31"}
SUN_DIST:         28.26 [deg]
MOON_POSTN:       39.29d {+02h 37m 11s}  +17.32d {+17d 19' 05"}
MOON_DIST:        29.68 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      0 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      193.93,-53.26 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:       42.13,-27.81 [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.  

GCN BAT Lightcurve Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 07 May 05 22:46:34 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Lightcurve
TRIGGER_NUM:     118248,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:           48.055d {+03h 12m 13s} (J2000),
                  48.120d {+03h 12m 29s} (current),
                  47.456d {+03h 09m 49s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -11.073d {-11d 04' 23"} (J2000),
                 -11.054d {-11d 03' 12"} (current),
                 -11.261d {-11d 15' 37"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        13497 TJD;   127 DOY;   05/05/07
GRB_TIME:        81798.31 SOD {22:43:18.31} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   336
GRB_PHI:         -60.72 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        25.91 [deg]
DELTA_TIME:      58.00 [sec]
LC_URL:          sw00118248000msb.lc
SUN_POSTN:        44.99d {+02h 59m 59s}  +17.04d {+17d 02' 31"}
SUN_DIST:         28.26 [deg]
MOON_POSTN:       39.29d {+02h 37m 11s}  +17.32d {+17d 19' 05"}
MOON_DIST:        29.68 [deg]

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 May  7 17:48:11 EDT 2005