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Swift Trigger: 610953

Presumed name: GRB 140828A

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BAT	09h 28m 02.64s, +14° 35′ 24.0″
position:	(142.011, 14.59 ± 180″)
XRT	No position available.
UVOT	No position available.
Galactic NHI:	3.46×100 cm-2
Galactic E(B-V):	0.032 mag

Best RA:	09h 28m 02.64s	= 142.011 d
Best Dec:	+14° 35′ 24.0″	= 14.59 d
Gal Lat:	41.2
Gal Long:	217.08
Sun angle:	15.21°, 0.98 hr West

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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

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XRT SPER data

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Known transients within 5′ of the GRB

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Offset (′′)	RA	Dec	Date reported	Source	Misc	Query
0.0′′	142.01100	14.59000		GCN #16751	GRB 140828A: Swift detection of a burst
98.0′′	142.02917	14.56922		GCN #16756	GRB 140828A� Swift-BAT refined analysis

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Catalogue Searches. Searched 3.33′ around BAT position

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SIMBAD

	RA*	Dec*	SIMBAD name		Query

* 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
5.4	142.0098	14.5890		R=22.7, g=22.5, i=22.1, u=22.6, z=21.6	SDSS
24.8	142.0063	14.5848		R=23.5, g=22.9, i=23.4, u=23.9, z=22.9	SDSS
25.3	142.0133	14.5833		R=23.0, g=22.9, i=22.7, u=22.8, z=21.5	SDSS
30.3	142.0035	14.5858		R=22.9, g=23.5, i=21.7, u=26.3, z=21.8	SDSS
32.2	142.0188	14.5850		Mag=22.7	NED
33.5	142.0054	14.5975		Mag=23.5	NED
38.1	142.0158	14.5806		Mag=16.9	NED
38.3	142.0215	14.5869		R=21.3, g=22.3, i=21.0, u=23.8, z=20.3	SDSS
38.3	142.0217	14.5869		Mag=22.2	NED
40.6	142.0083	14.6008		Mag=16.4	NED

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

There are 294 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
32.2	142.0187	14.5851	I=21.6, R=22.0, g=22.6, u=23.1, z=21.4	SDSS
33.5	142.0055	14.5976	I=22.6, R=22.4, g=23.5, u=25.1, z=21.7	SDSS
37.9	142.0160	14.5806	B1=17.5, B2=17.2, I=15.3, R1=15.7, R2=15.9	USNO-B1
38.1	142.0160	14.5806	I=15.8, R=16.1, g=16.9, u=18.8, z=15.7	SDSS
38.1	142.0160	14.5806	h=14.2, j=14.7, k=14.0	2MASS
40.1	142.0180	14.5811	I=22.0, R=22.9, g=23.9, u=24.0, z=21.4	SDSS
40.6	142.0082	14.6010	I=15.7, R=15.8, g=16.4, u=18.0, z=15.6	SDSS
40.6	142.0082	14.6010	h=14.4, j=14.8, k=14.4	2MASS
40.9	142.0083	14.6011	B1=16.8, B2=16.7, I=15.2, R1=15.5, R2=15.6	USNO-B1
41.3	142.0178	14.5806	I=22.6, R=24.9, g=23.2, u=24.5, z=22.8	SDSS

Queried USNO-B1, SDSS, 2MASS.

There are 175 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.