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Swift Trigger: 524128

Presumed name: GRB 120612A '

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BAT	08 26 54.2   -17 34 40.8
position:	(126.7260, -17.5780 +/-180")
XRT	08 26 53.2   -17 34 29.3
position:	(126.7215, -17.5748 +/-2.4")
UVOT
position:	(Unknown)
Galactic Nh:	5.49E+20 cm^-2
Galactic E(B-V):	NED unavailable

Best RA:	08 26 53.2	= 126.7215 d
Best Dec:	-17 34 29.3	= -17.5748 d
Gal Lat:	11.86
Gal Long:	239.95
Sun angle:	60.75°, -3.1 hr East of Sun

Page last created by user: Automatic on 2012-06-12, for the following reason: Sper #3 received.

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GCN Notices for this burst.

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Observability of this burst for Swift.

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DSS - Blue DSS FITS file

2MASS - J 2MASS FITS file

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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

There are 8 SPER messages, and 1 objects have been found

• • Object 1 - enhanced position.
  • RA (J2000) : 08 26 53.19 (-17.5748)
  • Dec (J2000): -17 34 29.2 ( -17.57609)
  • Error (90%): 2.2
  • Counts in Source: 150

See the SPER page for details of how this position was produced.

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Known transients within 5′ of the GRB

Click on the offset to view the transient announcement.

Offset (′′)	RA	Dec	Date reported	Source	Misc	Query

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Catalogue Searches. Searched 3.33' around XRT position

Click on the distance to view the full details (not available for sources from the SSS catalogue)

SIMBAD

	RA*	Dec*	SIMBAD name		Query
107.0	126.7048	-17.5999	TYC 6002-1293-1	B=12.31, V=11.43
175.7	126.7129	-17.5267	IRAS 08245-1721
182.4	126.7093	-17.5255	2MASX J08265024-1731317	B=16.10, H=11.986, J=12.506, K=11.413, R=14.89

* RA/Dec in equinox J2000

X-ray sources

	RA*	Dec*		Source table2	Observatory	Query

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
19.9	126.7270	-17.5765		I=18.7, R2=20.8	USNO-B1
22.1	126.7193	-17.5805		B2=21.2, R2=19.6	USNO-B1
22.9	126.7191	-17.5807		B2=20.4, R2=19.9	USNO-B1
35.3	126.7120	-17.5787		B=21.7	SSS
36.9	126.7265	-17.5657		B2=20.8, R2=19.1	USNO-B1
41.4	126.7297	-17.5664		B1=20.3, B2=19.6, I=16.4, R1=17.6, R2=17.3	USNO-B1
50.6	126.7359	-17.5778		B1=20.0, B2=19.9, I=18.6, R1=18.7, R2=19.2	USNO-B1
58.0	126.7381	-17.5778		B2=20.8, I=18.6, R1=19.2, R2=20.0	USNO-B1
63.6	126.7045	-17.5817		B1=18.1, B2=17.7, I=16.7, R1=16.8, R2=16.9	USNO-B1
65.6	126.7062	-17.5857		B1=19.9, B2=19.7, I=18.5, R1=18.9, R2=19.0	USNO-B1

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

There are 106 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
1.9	126.7211	-17.5744	B1=17.8, B2=17.6, I=16.3, R1=16.6, R2=16.8	USNO-B1
2.2	126.7211	-17.5743	h=15.6, j=15.8, k=15.5	2MASS
3.3	126.7211	-17.5740	I=18.2, R2=16.8	USNO-B1
15.1	126.7244	-17.5717	B1=20.2, B2=20.6, I=17.8, R1=18.4, R2=18.8	USNO-B1
15.1	126.7244	-17.5716	h=15.8, j=16.3, k=15.4	2MASS
28.7	126.7132	-17.5735	B1=18.9, B2=18.5, I=17.2, R1=17.3, R2=17.5	USNO-B1
28.8	126.7132	-17.5736	h=16.0, j=16.4, k=14.8	2MASS
30.0	126.7239	-17.5828	B1=19.6, B2=19.4, I=18.0, R1=18.3, R2=18.4	USNO-B1
35.9	126.7180	-17.5654	B1=20.4, B2=20.7, I=18.4, R1=18.9, R2=19.2	USNO-B1
40.5	126.7177	-17.5854	B1=20.6, B2=21.1, I=18.9, R1=19.3, R2=19.5	USNO-B1

Queried USNO-B1, SDSS, 2MASS.

There are 332 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.