From vxw@capella.gsfc.nasa.gov  Sat Jan 15 13:48:41 2000
Date: Sat, 15 Jan 00 13:48:39 -0500
From: vxw@capella.gsfc.nasa.gov (Bacodine)
To: bacodine@lheawww.gsfc.nasa.gov
Subject: GCN/RXTE_PCA_ALERT

TITLE:            GCN/RXTE_PCA BURST ALERT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:      Sat 15 Jan 00 18:43:28 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:      RXTE-PCA
TRIGGER_NUM:      7954
GRB_DATE:         11558 TJD;    15 DOY;   00/01/15
GRB_TIME:         53372.03 SOD {14:49:32.03} UT
GRB_LOCBURST_RA:  118.63d {+07h 54m 31s} (J2000)
GRB_LOCBURST_DEC: -17.19d {-17d 11' 23"} (J2000)
COMMENTS:         RXTE-PCA WILL observe this LOCBURST GRB location.  
COMMENTS:         The RXTE-PCA observation will start at 00/01/15 17:23:54.00 UT.  
COMMENTS:         RXTE is going to scan 8(R.A.) x 5(Dec.) deg. region.
COMMENTS:         Scans start at 17:31(UT) that is less than   
COMMENTS:         three hours after the burst.  
COMMENTS:         Toshi Takeshima, RXTE GRB team  
 
 
From vxw@capella.gsfc.nasa.gov  Sat Jan 15 19:49:39 2000
Date: Sat, 15 Jan 00 19:49:38 -0500
From: vxw@capella.gsfc.nasa.gov (Bacodine)
To: bacodine@lheawww.gsfc.nasa.gov
Subject: GCN/RXTE_PCA_POSITION

TITLE:           GCN/RXTE_PCA BURST POSITION NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 16 Jan 00 00:48:19 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     RXTE-PCA
TRIGGER_NUM:     7954
GRB_DATE:        11558 TJD;    15 DOY;   00/01/15
GRB_TIME:        53372.03 SOD {14:49:32.03} UT
GRB_RXTE_RA:     120.80d {+08h 03m 12s} (J2000),
                 120.80d {+08h 03m 12s} (current),
                 120.23d {+08h 00m 56s} (1950)
GRB_RXTE_DEC:    -17.10d {-17d 05' 59"} (J2000),
                 -17.10d {-17d 06' 00"} (current),
                 -16.96d {-16d 57' 30"} (1950)
GRB_RXTE_ERROR:  0.200 [deg radius, statistical only]
GRB_RXTE_INTEN:  2.00 [mCrab]
SUN_POSTN:       296.69d {+19h 46m 46s}  -21.17d {-21d 10' 24"}
SUN_DIST:        141.51 [deg]
MOON_POSTN:       37.70d {+02h 30m 48s}   +9.31d {+09d 18' 18"}
MOON_DIST:        86.23 [deg]
PROG_LEVEL:      3
COMMENTS:        RXTE-PCA GRB Coordinates.  
COMMENTS:        The RXTE-PCA observation started at 00/01/15 17:23:54.00 UT.  
COMMENTS:        A previously unknown source with a flux of 2 mCrab  
COMMENTS:        was detected at 17:44 UT or 2h55m after the  
COMMENTS:        burst trigger.  The estimated 90% confidence
COMMENTS:        region covers +/- 0.15 deg. in RA and   
COMMENTS:        +/- 0.20 deg. in Decl.   
COMMENTS:        Source variability could cause a systematic  
COMMENTS:        error in Decl.  Another RXTE scan is planned  
COMMENTS:        to reduce the uncertainty in Decl.  
COMMENTS:        This message may be cited.  
COMMENTS:        (F. Marshall and T. Takeshima)