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From: vxw@capella.gsfc.nasa.gov (Bacodine)
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Subject: GCN/RXTE_ASM_GRB_POSITION

TITLE:                    GCN/RXTE_ASM BURST POSITION NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:              Tue 22 Dec 98 05:51:02 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:              RXTE-ASM Initial
TRIGGER_NUM:              No immediate correlation with BATSE is available yet.
GRB_DATE:                 11167 TJD;   354 DOY;   98/12/20
GRB_TIME:                 78716.97 SOD {21:51:56.97} UT
POSITION_TYPE:            Line
GRB_RXTE_RA:               55.763d {+03h 43m 03s} (J2000),
                           55.748d {+03h 42m 60s} (current),
                           55.052d {+03h 40m 12s} (1950)
GRB_RXTE_DEC:             +17.165d {+17d 09' 54"} (J2000),
                          +17.162d {+17d 09' 42"} (current),
                          +17.007d {+17d 00' 25"} (1950)
GRB_RXTE_ERROR:           1.000 [deg half-length (stat+sys),90%]
GRB_RXTE_LINE_LENGTH:     2.000 [deg]
GRB_RXTE_LINE_WIDTH:      0.060 [deg]
GRB_RXTE_LINE_POS_ANGLE:  75.540 [deg]
GRB_RXTE_INTEN:           500.00 [mCrab]
SUN_POSTN:                268.71d {+17h 54m 50s}  -23.43d {-23d 26' 01"}
SUN_DIST:                 148.53 [deg]
MOON_POSTN:               292.67d {+19h 30m 40s}  -19.00d {-19d 00' 06"}
MOON_DIST:                126.10 [deg]
COMMENTS:                 RXTE-ASM GRB Coordinates.  
COMMENTS:                 This GRB was only seen in one camera.  
COMMENTS:                 This is a preliminary report of a single  
COMMENTS:                 line of position for a hard X-ray flare  
COMMENTS:                 that may be a GRB.  The position is  
COMMENTS:                 consistent with no catalogued X-ray source.  
COMMENTS:                 Here are a few sample points along the  
COMMENTS:                 line of position:  
COMMENTS:                 55.185927 17.044893  
COMMENTS:                 55.456874 17.112256  
COMMENTS:                 55.764183 17.188163  
COMMENTS:                 56.035547 17.254756  
COMMENTS:                 56.270887 17.312175  
COMMENTS:                 (R.A. and  Decl. in J2000.0)  
COMMENTS:                 PCA observations may follow.