From vxw@capella.gsfc.nasa.gov Thu Jun 11 00:31:21 1998 Received: from capella.gsfc.nasa.gov (capella.gsfc.nasa.gov [128.183.92.14]) by lheawww.gsfc.nasa.gov (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id AAA06090 for ; Thu, 11 Jun 1998 00:31:21 -0400 (EDT) Received: by capella.gsfc.nasa.gov (5.65/1.34) id AA10272; Thu, 11 Jun 98 00:31:17 -0400 Date: Thu, 11 Jun 98 00:31:17 -0400 From: vxw@capella.gsfc.nasa.gov (Bacodine) Message-Id: <9806110431.AA10272@capella.gsfc.nasa.gov> To: bacodine@lheawww.gsfc.nasa.gov Subject: GCN/RXTE_PCA_ALERT TITLE: GCN/RXTE_PCA BURST ALERT NOTICE NOTICE_DATE: Thu 11 Jun 98 04:29:47 UT NOTICE_TYPE: RXTE-PCA TRIGGER_NUM: 6816 GRB_DATE: 10975 TJD; 162 DOY; 98/06/11 GRB_TIME: 2939.87 SOD {00:48:59.87} UT GRB_LOCBURST_RA: 272.03d {+18h 08m 07s} (J2000) GRB_LOCBURST_DEC: +55.21d {+55d 12' 36"} (J2000) COMMENTS: RXTE-PCA WILL observe this LOCBURST GRB location. COMMENTS: The RXTE-PCA observation will start at 98/06/11 04:47:13.00 UT. COMMENTS: RXTE is going to scan 8(R.A.) x 7(Dec.) deg. region COMMENTS: Scans with RXTE/PCA will start at 162:04:55:13 and contineus COMMENTS: until 162:07:03:25. by Toshi Takeshima From vxw@capella.gsfc.nasa.gov Fri Jun 12 17:39:32 1998 Received: from capella.gsfc.nasa.gov (capella.gsfc.nasa.gov [128.183.92.14]) by lheawww.gsfc.nasa.gov (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id RAA07428 for ; Fri, 12 Jun 1998 17:39:32 -0400 (EDT) Received: by capella.gsfc.nasa.gov (5.65/1.34) id AA03187; Fri, 12 Jun 98 17:39:26 -0400 Date: Fri, 12 Jun 98 17:39:26 -0400 From: vxw@capella.gsfc.nasa.gov (Bacodine) Message-Id: <9806122139.AA03187@capella.gsfc.nasa.gov> To: bacodine@lheawww.gsfc.nasa.gov Subject: GCN/RXTE_PCA_POSITION TITLE: GCN/RXTE_PCA BURST POSITION NOTICE NOTICE_DATE: Fri 12 Jun 98 21:37:52 UT NOTICE_TYPE: RXTE-PCA TRIGGER_NUM: 6816 GRB_DATE: 10975 TJD; 162 DOY; 98/06/11 GRB_TIME: 2939.87 SOD {00:48:59.87} UT GRB_RXTE_RA: 276.47d {+18h 25m 53s} (J2000), 276.46d {+18h 25m 51s} (current), 276.21d {+18h 24m 50s} (1950) GRB_RXTE_DEC: +53.86d {+53d 51' 36"} (J2000), +53.86d {+53d 51' 32"} (current), +53.83d {+53d 49' 45"} (1950) GRB_RXTE_ERROR: 0.600 [deg radius, statistical only] GRB_RXTE_INTEN: 0.60 [mCrab] SUN_POSTN: 79.04d {+05h 16m 09s} +23.06d {+23d 03' 24"} SUN_DIST: 101.62 [deg] MOON_POSTN: 270.09d {+18h 00m 21s} -18.88d {-18d 53' 04"} MOON_DIST: 72.95 [deg] PROG_LEVEL: 3 COMMENTS: RXTE-PCA GRB Coordinates. COMMENTS: The RXTE-PCA observation started at 98/06/11 04:47:13.00 UT. COMMENTS: RXTE/PCA detected two sources during the COMMENTS: follow-up observation for GRB980611. COMMENTS: One source is slightly out of the COMMENTS: region covered by scans (7deg[RA] x 8deg[Dec] COMMENTS: was coverd). So it's impossible to determine COMMENTS: the position. The probable position is COMMENTS: RA=279 & Dec=56 or west to this position COMMENTS: (larger RA). But it's more than 4.2 degree COMMENTS: away from the BATSE LOCBURST position. COMMENTS: The other source is located at: COMMENTS: R.A.: 18h25m.88 +/- 0m.96 COMMENTS: Dec.: 53o51m.6 +/- 9m.6 COMMENTS: and the flux level was: COMMENTS: Flux: 6.31 +/- 0.85 c/s in Std2 Layer1 2-10 keV COMMENTS: The errors were estimated from change in COMMENTS: chi-square by 1.0. No known X-ray source is COMMENTS: listed in ROSAT WGA catalog. (Toshi Takeshima)