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GRB 081008

Time: 19:58:09
Trigger Number: 331093
Burst Advocate: Judy Racusin

BAT Data:

RA: a 279.968
18:39:52.3
Dec: a -57.433
-57:25:58.8
90% Error Radius: b 1.1
T90: c 185.5
Fluence: d 43 (2)
1s Peak Photon Flux: e 1.3 (0.1)
Photon Index: f 1.69, PL (0.07)

90% error in parentheses,
a J2000; b arcmin; c seconds; d 10-7 erg/cm2 (15-150 keV); e ph/cm2/sec (15-150 keV); f PL = simple power-law, CPL = cutoff power-law (15-150 keV)

BAT Light Curve:

BAT Light Curve for GRB 081008

XRT Data:

RA: a 18:39:49.92
Dec: a -57:25:54.7
90% Error Radius: b 1.4
Time to First Observation: c 87.15
Early Flux: d 150
11 Hour Flux: d 0.07461
24 Hour Flux: d 0.018765324
Initial Temporal Index: 0.6652
Spectral Index (Gamma): 1.98207
Column Density (NH): e 1.37301

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.
a J2000; b arcsec; c seconds; d 10-11 erg/cm2/s (0.3-10 keV); e 1021 cm-2

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UVOT Data:

RA: a 18:39:49.877
Dec: a -57:25:52.87
90% Error Radius: b 0.6
Time to First Observation: c 96
V Magnitude: V=15.64
Other Filter Magnitudes: B=15.79
U=15.19
UVW1=17.03
UVM2>19.16
UVW2>19.53
White=14.96

a J2000; b arcsec; c seconds

Other Burst Info:

Redshift:
1.9685 (VLT: absorption)
1.967 (Gemini-South: absorption)
Host Galaxy:
R=20.75 (Gemini-South)
Other Observatory Detections:
ROTSE-IIIc, VLT, Gemini-South, CTIO (1.3m)

Comments:

References:

BAT: GCN 8344; GCN 8351
XRT: GCN 8344; GCN 8347; GCN 8349; Evans et al., 2009, MNRAS, 397, 1177
UVOT: GCN 8344; GCN 8348
Radio:
Redshift: GCN 8345; GCN 8350 (VLT); GCN 8346 (Gemini-South)
Host: GCN 8372 (Gemini-South)
Other: GCN Report 173.1