TDRSS lightcurve for Trigger=179968

Notes:

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

GCN BAT Position Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 02 Feb 06 08:42:11 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     179968,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:           35.843d {+02h 23m 22s} (J2000),
                  35.937d {+02h 23m 45s} (current),
                  35.075d {+02h 20m 18s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +38.362d {+38d 21' 43"} (J2000),
                 +38.389d {+38d 23' 22"} (current),
                 +38.135d {+38d 08' 06"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       3.00 [arcmin radius, statistical only]
GRB_INTEN:       0 [cnts]    Image_Peak=1260 [image_cnts]
TRIGGER_DUR:     64.000 [sec] 
TRIGGER_INDEX:   20000     E_range: 15-50 keV
BKG_INTEN:       0 [cnts]
BKG_TIME:        -0.99 SOD {00:00:00.-98} UT
BKG_DUR:         0 [sec]
GRB_DATE:        13768 TJD;    33 DOY;   06/02/02
GRB_TIME:        31255.00 SOD {08:40:55.00} UT
GRB_PHI:         -156.01 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        38.13 [deg]
SOLN_STATUS:     0x13
RATE_SIGNIF:     0.00 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    7.00 [sigma]
MERIT_PARAMS:     +1  +0  +0  +6  +1  -3  +0  +0  +4  +1 
SUN_POSTN:       315.83d {+21h 03m 19s}  -16.81d {-16d 48' 33"}
SUN_DIST:         92.91 [deg]   Sun_angle= -5.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:        5.44d {+00h 21m 45s}   +2.21d {+02d 12' 23"}
MOON_DIST:        45.67 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      20 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      142.09,-21.07 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:       46.43, 22.75 [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 = 142.07,11.42 [deg].  

GCN BAT Lightcurve Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 02 Feb 06 08:45:11 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Lightcurve
TRIGGER_NUM:     179968,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:           35.843d {+02h 23m 22s} (J2000),
                  35.937d {+02h 23m 45s} (current),
                  35.075d {+02h 20m 18s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +38.362d {+38d 21' 43"} (J2000),
                 +38.389d {+38d 23' 22"} (current),
                 +38.135d {+38d 08' 06"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        13768 TJD;    33 DOY;   06/02/02
GRB_TIME:        31255.00 SOD {08:40:55.00} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   20000
GRB_PHI:         -156.01 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        38.13 [deg]
DELTA_TIME:      0.00 [sec]
TRIGGER_DUR:     64.000 [sec] 
LC_URL:          sw00179968000msb.lc
SUN_POSTN:       315.83d {+21h 03m 19s}  -16.81d {-16d 48' 30"}
SUN_DIST:         92.90 [deg]   Sun_angle= -5.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:        5.46d {+00h 21m 51s}   +2.22d {+02d 13' 15"}

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:
Thu Feb  2 03:47:06 EST 2006