GCN Circular 3036
Subject
GRB 050219: Prompt X-ray position
Event
Date
2005-02-19T13:35:10Z (21 years ago)
From
David Burrows at PSU/Swift <dxb15@psu.edu>
P. Romano (INAF-OAB), M. Perri (ASDC), A. Beardmore (U. Leicester), V.
Mangano (INF-IASF/Palermo), D. N. Burrows, J. E. Hill, (PSU), B. Zhang (U.
Nevada), and N. Gehrels (GSFC) report on behalf of the Swift XRT team:
The Swift BAT instrument detected a GRB at 12:40:01 UT on 19 February
2005. The observatory executed an automated slew to the BAT position and
the XRT began taking data at 12:41:33.38 UT. The XRT was in Auto state and
reports a prompt position of:
GRB-RA= 166.41396, GRB-DEC= -40.68277
RA(J2000) = 11h 05m 39.4s
DEC(J2000) = -40:40:58.0
We estimate an uncertainty of about 6 arcseconds.
We have not examined the XRT image yet due to technical problems, but at
first glance, this appears to be a valid position.