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Swift Trigger: 846868

Presumed name: GRB 180709A

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BAT	02h 32m 28.56s, +60° 22′ 19.2″
position:	(38.119, 60.372 ± 180″)
XRT	02h 32m 28.32s, +60° 20′ 56.4″
position:	(38.1180, 60.3490 ± 2.1″)
UVOT	No position available.
Galactic NHI:	7.45×100 cm-2
Galactic E(B-V):	1.413 mag

Best RA:	02h 32m 28.32s	= 38.1180 d
Best Dec:	+60° 20′ 56.4″	= 60.3490 d
Gal Lat:	-0.11
Gal Long:	135.12
Sun angle:	60.97°, 4.7 hr West

¹Sper #2 auto processing.

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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

No UVOT images are currently available.

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XRT SPER data

SPER results page for this trigger.

There are 4 SPER messages, and 1 objects have been found

• • Object 1 - enhanced position.
  • RA (J2000) : 02 32 28.29 (60.3491)
  • Dec (J2000): +60 20 56.8 ( 60.34822)
  • Error (90%): 2.1
  • Counts in Source: 164

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
0.4′′	38.11780	60.34900		GCN #22930	GRB 180709A: Swift detection of a burst
0.5′′	38.11783	60.34911		GCN #22933	GRB 180709A: Enhanced Swift-XRT position
80.3′′	38.08625	60.33317		GCN #22938	GRB 180709A: Swift-BAT refined analysis

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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). Click on the column headers to sort the table on that column (click again to invert sort order).

SIMBAD

	RA*	Dec*	SIMBAD name		Query
57.1	38.1500	60.3500	TGU H879 P4
70.8	38.0783	60.3500	DOBASHI 3897
149.6	38.1852	60.3241	IRAS 02289+6006

There are 3 SIMBAD objects within the position error. The full list is here.

* 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
27.1	38.1054	60.3533			NED
29.9	38.1229	60.3569			NED
37.8	38.1125	60.3389			NED
46.7	38.1442	60.3486			NED
47.8	38.1100	60.3364			NED
50.0	38.1458	60.3500			NED
52.6	38.1183	60.3344			NED
55.1	38.0946	60.3592			NED
56.5	38.1278	60.3341		I=18.6, R1=18.9, R2=19.3	USNO-B1
60.4	38.1050	60.3336			NED

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

There are 151 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
30.1	38.1231	60.3570	h=12.7, j=13.8, k=12.3	2MASS
30.3	38.1229	60.3571	I=16.6, R1=18.1, R2=18.0	USNO-B1
31.4	38.1004	60.3493	h=15.6, j=16.9, k=14.9	2MASS
37.2	38.1123	60.3391	B2=21.4, I=18.0, R1=18.9, R2=19.0	USNO-B1
37.7	38.1124	60.3389	h=15.0, j=15.8, k=14.7	2MASS
43.2	38.1051	60.3388	h=15.7, j=16.5, k=15.2	2MASS
44.6	38.1001	60.3403	I=18.8, R1=19.3, R2=20.0	USNO-B1
44.9	38.1002	60.3402	h=16.0, j=16.5, k=15.7	2MASS
46.7	38.1442	60.3488	B2=21.3, I=17.5, R1=18.3, R2=18.5	USNO-B1
46.8	38.1443	60.3487	h=14.4, j=15.2, k=14.0	2MASS

Queried USNO-B1, SDSS, 2MASS.

There are 273 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.