GRB 121117A
Host Galaxy:
Other Observatory Detections:
MPG/ESO (2.2m)
Time: 08:50:56
Trigger Number: 538696
Burst Advocate: Jay Cummings
Burst Alert Telescope (BAT):
| RA (J2000) |
Dec (J2000) |
90% Error a Radius |
T90 b | Fluence c (15-150 keV) |
1-sec Peak d Photon Flux (15-150 keV) |
Photon Index e (15-150 keV) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31.617 02:06:28.1 |
7.432 07:25:55.2 |
1.1 | 30 | 14 (2) | 1.1 (0.1) | 1.16, PL (0.18) |
90% error in parentheses,
a arcmin; b seconds; c 10-7 erg/cm2; d ph/cm2/sec; e PL = simple power-law, CPL = cutoff power-law
X-Ray Telescope (XRT):
| RA (J2000) |
Dec (J2000) |
90% Error a Radius |
Time to First b Observation |
Early Flux c (0.3-10 keV) |
11 Hour Flux c (0.3-10 keV) |
24 Hour Flux c (0.3-10 keV) |
Initial d LC Index |
Spectral Index (Gamma) |
Column e Density (NH) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02:06:26.55 | 07:25:10.3 | 1.7 | 52.22 | n/a | 0.009877812 | 0.0035955024 | -1.295 | 2.07779 | 0.51900351377 |
a arcsec; b seconds; c 10-11 erg/cm2/s; d temporal; e 1021 cm-2
Note: Please be aware that only the very basic temporal and spectral quantities are reported here. You are strongly encouraged to see the referenced GCN circulars for full details.
UltraViolet/Optical Telescope (UVOT):
| RA (J2000) |
Dec (J2000) |
90% Error a Radius |
Time to First b Observation |
Magnitude | Other Filter Magnitudes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02:06:26.56 | 07:25:10.5 | 0.6 | n/a | V>20.3 | B>20.6 U>20.3 UVW1>20..3 UVM2>20.2 UVW2>21.3 White_FC=19.17 White>21.9 |
a arcsec; b seconds
Comments:
This burst occurred as the Swift spacecraft was approaching the South Atlantic Anomaly and the source was approaching the Earth Limb observing constraint.
References:
BAT: GCN 13967; GCN 13970
XRT: GCN 13967; GCN 13972; Evans et al., 2009, MNRAS, 397, 1177
UVOT: GCN 13973
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