TDRSS lightcurve for Trigger=228568

Notes:

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

GCN BAT Position Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 08 Sep 06 06:16:45 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     228568,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          106.612d {+07h 06m 27s} (J2000),
                 106.656d {+07h 06m 38s} (current),
                 106.279d {+07h 05m 07s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -49.085d {-49d 05' 06"} (J2000),
                 -49.096d {-49d 05' 45"} (current),
                 -49.007d {-49d 00' 23"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       3.00 [arcmin radius, statistical only]
GRB_INTEN:       0 [cnts]    Image_Peak=1158 [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:        13986 TJD;   251 DOY;   06/09/08
GRB_TIME:        21846.56 SOD {06:04:06.56} UT
GRB_PHI:         -138.38 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        14.69 [deg]
SOLN_STATUS:     0x19D
RATE_SIGNIF:     0.00 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    5.21 [sigma]
MERIT_PARAMS:     +0  +0 +100  +6  +1  -6  +0  +0 -24  +1 
SUN_POSTN:       166.62d {+11h 06m 29s}   +5.73d {+05d 43' 40"}
SUN_DIST:         75.48 [deg]   Sun_angle= 4.0 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      352.89d {+23h 31m 33s}   -3.44d {-03d 26' 08"}
MOON_DIST:       102.60 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      100 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      259.57,-17.84 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      124.23,-70.56 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
COMMENTS:        SWIFT-BAT GRB Coordinates.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was delayed by more than 60 sec past the end of the trigger integration interval;  
COMMENTS:        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 matches a source in the on-board catalog.  
COMMENTS:        This matches a source in the ground catalog: sw106.7-49.0,   delta=0.081 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This is not a GRB.  
COMMENTS:        This is an interesting source.  

GCN BAT Lightcurve Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 08 Sep 06 06:16:58 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Lightcurve
TRIGGER_NUM:     228568,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          106.612d {+07h 06m 27s} (J2000),
                 106.656d {+07h 06m 38s} (current),
                 106.279d {+07h 05m 07s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -49.085d {-49d 05' 06"} (J2000),
                 -49.096d {-49d 05' 45"} (current),
                 -49.007d {-49d 00' 23"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        13986 TJD;   251 DOY;   06/09/08
GRB_TIME:        21846.56 SOD {06:04:06.56} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   20000
GRB_PHI:         -138.38 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        14.69 [deg]
DELTA_TIME:      0.00 [sec]
TRIGGER_DUR:     64.000 [sec] 
SOLN_STATUS:     0x19D
RATE_SIGNIF:     0.00 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    5.21 [sigma]
LC_URL:          sw00228568000msb.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

Plot creation:
Fri Sep  8 02:17:47 EDT 2006