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Swift Trigger: 708598

Presumed name: GRB 160815A

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BAT	19h 14m 55.92s, +84° 16′ 55.2″
position:	(288.733, 84.282 ± 10800″)
XRT	19h 14m 08.74s, +84° 18′ 49.7″
position:	(288.5364, 84.3138 ± 2.0″)
UVOT	No position available.
Galactic NHI:	5.31×100 cm-2
Galactic E(B-V):	0.113 mag

Best RA:	19h 14m 08.74s	= 288.5364 d
Best Dec:	+84° 18′ 49.7″	= 84.3138 d
Gal Lat:	26.42
Gal Long:	116.61
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
0.0′′	288.53640	84.31380		GCN #19794	GRB 160815A: Swift detection of a burst
1.5′′	288.54012	84.31400		GCN #19795	GRB 160815A: Swift/UVOT Afterglow Detection
1.6′′	288.54100	84.31383		GCN #19796	GRB 160815A: Enhanced Swift-XRT position
62.6′′	288.61583	84.29831		GCN #19799	GRB 160815A: Swift-BAT refined analysis

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Catalogue Searches. Searched 3.33′ around XRT position

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SIMBAD

	RA*	Dec*	SIMBAD name		Query
171.6	288.1235	84.2895	TYC 4648-317-1	B=12.03, H=9.895, J=10.182, K=9.814, V=11.38

* 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
17.4	288.4957	84.3165		B1=20.2, B2=21.4, R1=19.7	USNO-B1
48.3	288.4028	84.3160		B=21.0, R=19.9	APM-N
51.0	288.4287	84.3231		B1=20.8, B2=20.4	USNO-B1
58.6	288.5732	84.2979		B1=20.3, R1=20.0	USNO-B1
60.3	288.4160	84.3020		B=20.8, R=19.8	APM-N
64.1	288.4767	84.2970		B2=21.2, I=18.5, R1=19.7, R2=20.2	USNO-B1
64.1	288.5866	84.2967		B=19.5, R=18.6	APM-N
73.0	288.7258	84.3215		B2=18.7, I=16.3	USNO-B1
73.1	288.6658	84.3294			NED
73.3	288.7262	84.3217			NED

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

There are 115 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
5.8	288.5513	84.3131	B1=17.2, B2=17.3, I=14.7, R1=15.3, R2=15.8	USNO-B1
5.9	288.5513	84.3131	h=13.2, j=13.8, k=13.1	2MASS
21.1	288.5921	84.3119	B1=16.6, B2=16.7, I=15.1, R1=15.6, R2=16.0	USNO-B1
21.2	288.5920	84.3117	h=14.5, j=14.8, k=14.5	2MASS
47.9	288.4037	84.3159	B1=20.9, B2=21.0, R2=20.0	USNO-B1
55.2	288.5755	84.3286	B2=21.5, I=18.3, R1=19.3, R2=20.0	USNO-B1
61.0	288.6988	84.3191	R1=19.6, R2=19.6	USNO-B1
64.2	288.6702	84.3019	B1=18.3, B2=17.7, I=15.9, R1=16.7, R2=16.9	USNO-B1
64.4	288.6699	84.3018	h=14.4, j=15.2, k=14.4	2MASS
64.9	288.5887	84.2965	B1=19.6, B2=20.1, I=18.3, R1=18.8, R2=18.9	USNO-B1

Queried USNO-B1, SDSS, 2MASS.

There are 128 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.