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Swift Trigger: 279592

Presumed name: GRB 070518

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BAT	16h 56m 53.52s, +55° 17′ 49.2″
position:	(254.223, +55.297 ± 180″)
XRT	16h 56m 47.81s, +55° 17′ 40.6″
position:	(254.1992, +55.2946 ± 3.6″)
UVOT	No position available.
Galactic NHI:	0.00×100 cm-2
Galactic E(B-V):	0.017 mag

Best RA:	16h 56m 47.81s	= 254.1992 d
Best Dec:	+55° 17′ 40.6″	= +55.2946 d
Gal Lat:
Gal Long:
Sun angle:	not found

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GCN Notices for this burst.

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Observability of this burst for Swift.

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Sun angle for this burst.

UVOT data

Blink images with DSS (link via GSFC)

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XRT SPER data

SPER results page for this trigger.

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Known transients within 5′ of the GRB

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Offset (′′)	RA	Dec	Date reported	Source	Misc	Query
2.0′′	254.19875	55.29508		GCN #6415	GRB 070518: Swift detection of a burst with optical afterglow
2.5′′	254.19800	55.29444		GCN #6421	GRB 070518: Swift-XRT refined analysis
6.0′′	254.19766	55.29600		GCN #6461	GRB 070518: MARGE Observations
6.3′′	254.19746	55.29606		GCN #6462	GRB 070518� deep LBT photometry
55.8′′	254.22042	55.28489		GCN #6417	GRB 070518� Swift-BAT refined analysis

There are 12 matches in total. See the full table for details.

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Catalogue Searches. Searched 3.33′ around XRT position

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SIMBAD

	RA*	Dec*	SIMBAD name		Query
1.0	254.1990	55.2948	GRB 070518	B=19.22, U=18.68, V=19.01
95.0	254.2321	55.3132	1RXS J165655.7+551847

* RA/Dec in equinox J2000

X-ray sources

	RA*	Dec*		Source table2	Observatory	Query
94.8	254.2321	55.3132	1.032e-2 +/- 3.988e-3	0.000e+0	RASSFSC

Queried the X-ray MASTER catalogue.

* RA/Dec in equinox J2000

¹Energy band for count-rate is mission specific.

Galaxies

	RA*	Dec*	Redshift		Catalogue	Query
1.0	254.1987	55.2947			NED
41.4	254.1819	55.3005		B=21.8, R=18.6	APM-N
52.6	254.1952	55.2802		B=21.8, R=19.9	APM-N
62.3	254.2126	55.3101		B2=21.1, R2=20.1	USNO-B1
73.5	254.1635	55.2964		B=21.6, R=20.0	APM-N
90.8	254.1561	55.3004		B=21.7, R=20.0	APM-N
103.1	254.2446	55.3069		B=21.8, R=19.9	APM-N
105.2	254.1610	55.3141		I=18.9, R2=20.3	USNO-B1
105.4	254.2134	55.3227		B=20.0, R=20.0	APM-N
108.8	254.2049	55.2646		B1=21.2, I=18.7, R1=20.6, R2=20.1	USNO-B1

Queried APM-N, SDSS, PSCz, SSS, NED, 2MASSX, USNO-B1.

There are 46 galaxies within the position error. The full list is here.

* RA/Dec in equinox J2000

Magnitudes depend on the catalogue. e.g. For Sloan, R is the Sloan r mag, not the Johnson R from APM, for example

Stars

	RA*	Dec*		Catalogue	Query
6.4	254.1975	55.2961	B1=20.0, B2=20.1, I=18.6, R1=19.0, R2=19.1	USNO-B1
17.5	254.1915	55.2967	h=13.9, j=14.5, k=13.7	2MASS
17.7	254.1915	55.2968	B1=18.6, B2=18.5, I=15.0, R1=15.9, R2=15.9	USNO-B1
58.7	254.2260	55.3003	B2=21.1, I=17.9, R1=18.7, R2=19.2	USNO-B1
63.8	254.2095	55.3113	B1=16.4, B2=16.4, I=13.9, R1=14.9, R2=14.9	USNO-B1
63.8	254.2096	55.3113	h=13.9, j=14.2, k=13.7	2MASS
67.6	254.1696	55.2863	I=18.3, R1=20.2, R2=19.8	USNO-B1
70.6	254.2219	55.2799	I=18.8, R1=20.3, R2=20.3	USNO-B1
73.7	254.1634	55.2965	B1=21.1, B2=20.4	USNO-B1
74.2	254.1651	55.2877	B2=20.8, R1=18.3, R2=20.1	USNO-B1

Queried USNO-B1, SDSS, 2MASS.

There are 84 stars within the position error. The full list is here.

* RA/Dec in equinox J2000

Magnitudes depend on the catalogue. e.g. For Sloan, R is the Sloan r mag, not the Johnson R from APM, for example.