TDRSS lightcurve for Trigger=540178

Notes:

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

GCN BAT Position Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 01 Dec 12 12:27:02 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     540178,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:           13.488d {+00h 53m 57s} (J2000),
                  13.638d {+00h 54m 33s} (current),
                  12.907d {+00h 51m 38s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -42.952d {-42d 57' 06"} (J2000),
                 -42.882d {-42d 52' 55"} (current),
                 -43.223d {-43d 13' 22"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       3.00 [arcmin radius, statistical only]
GRB_INTEN:       0 [cnts]    Image_Peak=1651 [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:        16262 TJD;   336 DOY;   12/12/01
GRB_TIME:        44742.06 SOD {12:25:42.06} UT
GRB_PHI:          -8.30 [deg]
GRB_THETA:         4.25 [deg]
SOLN_STATUS:     0x13
RATE_SIGNIF:     0.00 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    9.28 [sigma]
MERIT_PARAMS:     +1  +0  +0  +6  +1  +0  +0  +0 +14  +0 
SUN_POSTN:       248.06d {+16h 32m 15s}  -21.91d {-21d 54' 20"}
SUN_DIST:         98.14 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      101.90d {+06h 47m 37s}  +19.23d {+19d 13' 39"}
MOON_DIST:       101.72 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      93 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      301.25,-74.17 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      350.87,-43.87 [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 = 137.63,-18.94 [deg].  

GCN BAT Lightcurve Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 01 Dec 12 12:43:51 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Lightcurve
TRIGGER_NUM:     540178,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:           13.488d {+00h 53m 57s} (J2000),
                  13.638d {+00h 54m 33s} (current),
                  12.907d {+00h 51m 38s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -42.952d {-42d 57' 06"} (J2000),
                 -42.882d {-42d 52' 55"} (current),
                 -43.223d {-43d 13' 22"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        16262 TJD;   336 DOY;   12/12/01
GRB_TIME:        44742.06 SOD {12:25:42.06} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   20000
GRB_PHI:          -8.30 [deg]
GRB_THETA:         4.25 [deg]
DELTA_TIME:      0.00 [sec]
TRIGGER_DUR:     64.000 [sec] 
SOLN_STATUS:     0x13
RATE_SIGNIF:     0.00 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    9.28 [sigma]
LC_URL:          sw00540178000msb.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

Extended TDRSS light curve and spacecraft attitude plot(s)

Extended TDRSS lc No.1

Extended TDRSS lc No.2

Extended TDRSS lc No.3

Extended TDRSS lc No.4

Plot creation:
Sat Dec  1 07:44:03 EST 2012