TDRSS lightcurve for Trigger=568855

Notes:

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

GCN BAT Position Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 31 Aug 13 14:04:25 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     568855,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          192.446d {+12h 49m 47s} (J2000),
                 192.630d {+12h 50m 31s} (current),
                 191.773d {+12h 47m 05s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -29.177d {-29d 10' 35"} (J2000),
                 -29.251d {-29d 15' 02"} (current),
                 -28.904d {-28d 54' 15"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       3.00 [arcmin radius, statistical only]
GRB_INTEN:       8668 [cnts]    Image_Peak=194 [image_cnts]
TRIGGER_DUR:     2.048 [sec] 
TRIGGER_INDEX:   264     E_range: 25-100 keV
BKG_INTEN:       90064 [cnts]
BKG_TIME:        49669.02 SOD {13:47:49.02} UT
BKG_DUR:         24 [sec]
GRB_DATE:        16535 TJD;   243 DOY;   13/08/31
GRB_TIME:        49699.67 SOD {13:48:19.67} UT
GRB_PHI:         -144.61 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        49.84 [deg]
SOLN_STATUS:     0x3
RATE_SIGNIF:     10.63 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    7.44 [sigma]
MERIT_PARAMS:     +1  +0  +0  +1  +2  -2  +0  +0 -65  +0 
SUN_POSTN:       159.97d {+10h 39m 52s}   +8.45d {+08d 26' 47"}
SUN_DIST:         49.10 [deg]   Sun_angle= -2.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      103.76d {+06h 55m 04s}  +18.31d {+18d 18' 31"}
MOON_DIST:        97.88 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      21 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      302.50, 33.69 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      203.26,-21.87 [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 a rate trigger.  
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 = 16.45,13.40 [deg].  

GCN BAT Lightcurve Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 31 Aug 13 14:12:48 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Lightcurve
TRIGGER_NUM:     568855,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          192.446d {+12h 49m 47s} (J2000),
                 192.630d {+12h 50m 31s} (current),
                 191.773d {+12h 47m 05s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -29.177d {-29d 10' 35"} (J2000),
                 -29.251d {-29d 15' 02"} (current),
                 -28.904d {-28d 54' 15"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        16535 TJD;   243 DOY;   13/08/31
GRB_TIME:        49699.67 SOD {13:48:19.67} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   264
GRB_PHI:         -144.61 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        49.84 [deg]
DELTA_TIME:      -24.00 [sec]
TRIGGER_DUR:     2.048 [sec] 
SOLN_STATUS:     0x3
RATE_SIGNIF:     10.63 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    7.44 [sigma]
LC_URL:          sw00568855000msb.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:
Sat Aug 31 10:13:15 EDT 2013