From vxw@capella.gsfc.nasa.gov Wed Dec 23 10:11:51 1998 Received: from capella.gsfc.nasa.gov (capella.gsfc.nasa.gov [128.183.219.100]) by lheawww.gsfc.nasa.gov (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id KAA07822 for ; Wed, 23 Dec 1998 10:11:51 -0500 (EST) Received: by capella.gsfc.nasa.gov (5.65/1.34) id AA17670; Wed, 23 Dec 98 10:11:48 -0500 Date: Wed, 23 Dec 98 10:11:48 -0500 From: vxw@capella.gsfc.nasa.gov (Bacodine) Message-Id: <9812231511.AA17670@capella.gsfc.nasa.gov> To: bacodine@lheawww.gsfc.nasa.gov Subject: GCN/RXTE_PCA_ALERT TITLE: GCN/RXTE_PCA BURST ALERT NOTICE NOTICE_DATE: Wed 23 Dec 98 15:10:02 UT NOTICE_TYPE: RXTE-PCA TRIGGER_NUM: 7277 GRB_DATE: 11170 TJD; 357 DOY; 98/12/23 GRB_TIME: 43875.04 SOD {12:11:15.04} UT GRB_LOCBURST_RA: 192.88d {+12h 51m 31s} (J2000) GRB_LOCBURST_DEC: +13.70d {+13d 41' 60"} (J2000) COMMENTS: RXTE-PCA WILL observe this LOCBURST GRB location. COMMENTS: The RXTE-PCA observation will start at 98/12/23 15:33:40.00 UT. COMMENTS: RXTE is going to scan 8(R.A.) x 1(Dec.) deg. region COMMENTS: Due to limited time and efficiency, COMMENTS: the covered area is restricted. COMMENTS: Toshi Takeshima From vxw@capella.gsfc.nasa.gov Wed Dec 23 18:11:57 1998 Received: from capella.gsfc.nasa.gov (capella.gsfc.nasa.gov [128.183.219.100]) by lheawww.gsfc.nasa.gov (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id SAA14009 for ; Wed, 23 Dec 1998 18:11:56 -0500 (EST) Received: by capella.gsfc.nasa.gov (5.65/1.34) id AA24176; Wed, 23 Dec 98 18:11:48 -0500 Date: Wed, 23 Dec 98 18:11:48 -0500 From: vxw@capella.gsfc.nasa.gov (Bacodine) Message-Id: <9812232311.AA24176@capella.gsfc.nasa.gov> To: bacodine@lheawww.gsfc.nasa.gov Subject: GCN/RXTE_PCA_POSITION TITLE: GCN/RXTE_PCA BURST POSITION NOTICE NOTICE_DATE: Wed 23 Dec 98 23:09:57 UT NOTICE_TYPE: RXTE-PCA TRIGGER_NUM: 7277 GRB_DATE: 11170 TJD; 357 DOY; 98/12/23 GRB_TIME: 43875.04 SOD {12:11:15.04} UT GRB_RXTE_RA: 188.80d {+12h 35m 12s} (J2000), 188.79d {+12h 35m 09s} (current), 188.17d {+12h 32m 41s} (1950) GRB_RXTE_DEC: +13.60d {+13d 35' 60"} (J2000), +13.61d {+13d 36' 20"} (current), +13.88d {+13d 52' 31"} (1950) GRB_RXTE_ERROR: 1.000 [deg radius, statistical only] GRB_RXTE_INTEN: 1.00 [mCrab] SUN_POSTN: 271.59d {+18h 06m 22s} -23.43d {-23d 25' 51"} SUN_DIST: 88.96 [deg] MOON_POSTN: 327.11d {+21h 48m 27s} -13.39d {-13d 23' 19"} MOON_DIST: 139.53 [deg] PROG_LEVEL: 3 COMMENTS: RXTE-PCA GRB Coordinates. COMMENTS: The RXTE-PCA observation started at 98/12/23 15:33:40.00 UT. COMMENTS: During the scan observation of GRB (BATSE #7277), COMMENTS: RXTE/PCA detected a source of about 1 mCrab COMMENTS: (2-10keV). near (188.8, 13.6), which is at the edge of COMMENTS: the scanned region and more than 4 degrees away from COMMENTS: the LOCBURST position. There is no bright source in COMMENTS: the ROSAT Bright Source Survey catalog near this COMMENTS: position. It is likely that the source is detected COMMENTS: cerendipitously and no relation with GRB afterglow, COMMENTS: but RXTE/PCA will make another scan observation at COMMENTS: early Dec. 24 to look for variability. COMMENTS: Toshi Takeshima