TDRSS lightcurve for Trigger=172969

Notes:

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

GCN BAT Position Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 16 Dec 05 11:23:08 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     172969,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          358.776d {+23h 55m 06s} (J2000),
                 358.852d {+23h 55m 25s} (current),
                 358.140d {+23h 52m 34s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +28.607d {+28d 36' 26"} (J2000),
                 +28.640d {+28d 38' 25"} (current),
                 +28.329d {+28d 19' 44"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       3.00 [arcmin radius, statistical only]
GRB_INTEN:       0 [cnts]    Image_Peak=1449 [image_cnts]
TRIGGER_DUR:     64.000 [sec] 
TRIGGER_INDEX:   20000     E_range: 15-50 keV
BKG_INTEN:       0 [cnts]
BKG_TIME:        0.00 SOD {00:00:00.00} UT
BKG_DUR:         0 [sec]
GRB_DATE:        13720 TJD;   350 DOY;   05/12/16
GRB_TIME:        40912.10 SOD {11:21:52.10} UT
GRB_PHI:         168.26 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        28.11 [deg]
SOLN_STATUS:     0x13
RATE_SIGNIF:     0.00 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    7.13 [sigma]
MERIT_PARAMS:     +1  +0  +0  +6  +1  -3  +0  +0 +25  +1 
SUN_POSTN:       264.12d {+17h 36m 30s}  -23.33d {-23d 19' 40"}
SUN_DIST:        104.85 [deg]
MOON_POSTN:       94.32d {+06h 17m 17s}  +28.36d {+28d 21' 23"}
MOON_DIST:        81.14 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      99 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      108.23,-32.65 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:       11.17, 26.54 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
COMMENTS:        SWIFT-BAT GRB Coordinates.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was delayed by more than 60 sec; probably due to it occurring during a Malindi downlink session.  
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 = 95.13,3.75 [deg].  

GCN BAT Lightcurve Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 16 Dec 05 11:26:06 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Lightcurve
TRIGGER_NUM:     172969,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          358.776d {+23h 55m 06s} (J2000),
                 358.852d {+23h 55m 25s} (current),
                 358.140d {+23h 52m 34s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +28.607d {+28d 36' 26"} (J2000),
                 +28.640d {+28d 38' 25"} (current),
                 +28.329d {+28d 19' 44"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        13720 TJD;   350 DOY;   05/12/16
GRB_TIME:        40912.10 SOD {11:21:52.10} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   20000
GRB_PHI:         168.26 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        28.11 [deg]
DELTA_TIME:      0.00 [sec]
TRIGGER_DUR:     64.000 [sec] 
LC_URL:          sw00172969000msb.lc
SUN_POSTN:       264.13d {+17h 36m 30s}  -23.33d {-23d 19' 41"}
SUN_DIST:        104.84 [deg]
MOON_POSTN:       94.35d {+06h 17m 24s}  +28.36d {+28d 21' 21"}

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:
Fri Dec 16 06:28:03 EST 2005