TDRSS lightcurve for Trigger=172516

Notes:

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

GCN BAT Position Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 13 Dec 05 07:26:05 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     172516,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          252.123d {+16h 48m 29s} (J2000),
                 252.252d {+16h 49m 00s} (current),
                 251.040d {+16h 44m 10s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -59.207d {-59d 12' 25"} (J2000),
                 -59.217d {-59d 13' 01"} (current),
                 -59.119d {-59d 07' 08"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       3.00 [arcmin radius, statistical only]
GRB_INTEN:       0 [cnts]    Image_Peak=2027 [image_cnts]
TRIGGER_DUR:     64.000 [sec] 
TRIGGER_INDEX:   20000     E_range: 50-350 keV
BKG_INTEN:       0 [cnts]
BKG_TIME:        0.00 SOD {00:00:00.00} UT
BKG_DUR:         0 [sec]
GRB_DATE:        13717 TJD;   347 DOY;   05/12/13
GRB_TIME:        25984.10 SOD {07:13:04.10} UT
GRB_PHI:         -85.33 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        21.64 [deg]
SOLN_STATUS:     0x13
RATE_SIGNIF:     0.00 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    8.98 [sigma]
MERIT_PARAMS:     +1  +0  +0  -5  +3  -1 -100  +1 -80  +1 
SUN_POSTN:       260.63d {+17h 22m 30s}  -23.16d {-23d 09' 29"}
SUN_DIST:         36.54 [deg]
MOON_POSTN:       49.81d {+03h 19m 15s}  +21.89d {+21d 53' 22"}
MOON_DIST:       139.40 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      94 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      329.40, -9.14 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      258.73,-36.47 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
COMMENTS:        SWIFT-BAT GRB Coordinates.  
COMMENTS:        This is an image trigger.  (The RATE_SIGNIF & BKG_{INTEN, TIME, DUR} are undefined.)  
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 = 13.54,-7.53 [deg].  

GCN BAT Lightcurve Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 13 Dec 05 07:26:11 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Lightcurve
TRIGGER_NUM:     172516,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          252.123d {+16h 48m 29s} (J2000),
                 252.252d {+16h 49m 00s} (current),
                 251.040d {+16h 44m 10s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -59.207d {-59d 12' 25"} (J2000),
                 -59.217d {-59d 13' 01"} (current),
                 -59.119d {-59d 07' 08"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        13717 TJD;   347 DOY;   05/12/13
GRB_TIME:        25984.10 SOD {07:13:04.10} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   20000
GRB_PHI:         -85.33 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        21.64 [deg]
DELTA_TIME:      0.00 [sec]
TRIGGER_DUR:     64.000 [sec] 
LC_URL:          sw00172516000msb.lc
SUN_POSTN:       260.63d {+17h 22m 30s}  -23.16d {-23d 09' 29"}
SUN_DIST:         36.54 [deg]
MOON_POSTN:       49.81d {+03h 19m 15s}  +21.89d {+21d 53' 23"}

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:
Tue Dec 13 02:28:05 EST 2005