GCN Circular 43043
Subject
GRB 251208D: Swift-XRT observations
Event
Date
2025-12-09T02:01:30Z (2 days ago)
From
Phil Evans at U of Leicester <pae9@star.le.ac.uk>
Via
email
P.A. Evans (U. Leicester), J.A. Kennea (PSU), E. Ambrosi (INAF-IASFPA) , A.P.
Beardmore (U. Leicester), M.G. Bernardini (INAF-OAB), R. Brivio (INAF-OAB), D.N.
Burrows (PSU), S. Campana (INAF-OAB), M. Capalbi (INAF-OAR), A. D'Ai (INAF-IASFPA),
P. D'Avanzo (INAF-OAB), V. D'Elia (SSDC & INAF-OAR), S. Dichiara (PSU), M. Ferro
(INAF-OAB), A. Melandri (INAF-OAR), J.P. Osborne (U. Leicester), K.L. Page (U.
Leicester), M. Perri (SSDC & INAF-OAR), C. Salvaggio (INAF-OAB), T. Sbarrato
(INAF-OAB), B. Sbarufatti (INAF-OAB), M.A. Williams (PSU) report on behalf of the
Swift-XRT team:
Swift-XRT has performed follow-up observations of the SVOM/ECLAIRs-detected source
sb25120806 (GCN 43032), collecting 2.4 ks of Photon Counting (PC) mode data between
T0+5.2 ks and T0+11 ks after the trigger. We have detected 2 sources. These have
been automatically classified as follows:
* 0 likely counterparts
* 0 candidate counterparts
* 1 uncatalogued X-ray source
* 1 known X-ray source
Uncatalogued X-ray sources
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Source 2 (SWIFT J223038.6-003107):
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RA (J2000.0): 337.6610 = 22 30 38.64
Dec (J2000.0): -0.5186 = -00 31 07.0
Error: 5.8 (arcsec, radius, 90% confidence).
Detect flag: GOOD
Distance: 10.7 arcmin from the SVOM/ECLAIRs position.
Mean rate: (4.6 [+2.2, -1.7])e-3 ct s^-1
Mean flux: (4.6 [+2.2, -1.7])e-13 erg cm^-2 s^-1
Peak rate: (4.6 [+2.2, -1.7])e-3 ct s^-1
Peak flux: (4.6 [+2.2, -1.7])e-13 erg cm^-2 s^-1
ECF: 1.02e-10 erg cm^-2 ct^-1
assuming NH=3.34e+21 cm^-2, gamma=0.47
determined from a spectral fit.
RASS UL: 1.6e-01 ct s^-1 (converted to XRT; 0.3-10 keV)
so the source is not above this 3-sigma upper limit.
There is no evidence for fading.
A SIMBAD object `SDSS J223038.66-003108.3' is 1.2" away.
Known X-ray sources
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Source 1 (SWIFT J222951.0-001338):
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RA (J2000.0): 337.4626 = 22 29 51.02
Dec (J2000.0): -0.2273 = -00 13 38.3
Error: 5.2 (arcsec, radius, 90% confidence).
Detect flag: GOOD
Distance: 10.8 arcmin from the SVOM/ECLAIRs position.
Mean rate: (5.6 [+2.4, -1.9])e-3 ct s^-1
Mean flux: (2.41 [+1.05, -0.81])e-13 erg cm^-2 s^-1
Peak rate: (5.6 [+2.4, -1.9])e-3 ct s^-1
Peak flux: (2.41 [+1.05, -0.81])e-13 erg cm^-2 s^-1
This matches a catalogued X-ray source 4XMM J222950.9-001339
in the XMM-NEWTON/XMMSSC catalogue. Details:
Separation: 2.0" from the XRT source
Cat Rate: 5.9e-02 +/- 8.2e-03 ct s^-1
Cat Flux: 6.0e-13 +/- 8.3e-14 erg cm^-2 s^-1 (0.3-10 keV)
so the source is not above the catalogued flux.
There is no evidence for fading.
A SIMBAD object `TYC 5226-156-1' is 1" away.
There is 1 2MASS object within the source's 3-sigma error radius.
All fluxes are 0.3-10 keV, observed. For all flux conversions and comparisons with
catalogues and upper limits from other missions, we assumed a power-law spectrum
with NH=3x10^20 cm^-2 and photon index (Gamma)=1.7 unless otherwise stated.
The results of the XRT-team automatic analysis of the XRT observations, including a
position-specific upper limit calculator, are available at
https://www.swift.ac.uk/SVOM/SVOM_FIELD00056.
This circular is an official product of the Swift-XRT team.