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GRB 090418A

Time: 11:07:40
Trigger Number: 349510
Burst Advocate: Vanessa Mangano

BAT Data:

RA: a 269.320
17:57:16.8
Dec: a 33.407
33:24:25.2
90% Error Radius: b 1.4
T90: c 56
Fluence: d 46 (2)
1s Peak Photon Flux: e 1.9 (0.3)
Photon Index: f 1.48, 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 090418A

XRT Data:

RA: a 17:57:15.17
Dec: a 33:24:21.3
90% Error Radius: b 1.4
Time to First Observation: c 96.10
Early Flux: d 105
11 Hour Flux: d 0.11250812
24 Hour Flux: d 0.032624602
Initial Temporal Index: -5.06
Spectral Index (Gamma): 2.03408
Column Density (NH): e 10.5599

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 17:57:15.17
Dec: a 33:24:21.1
90% Error Radius: b 0.5
Time to First Observation: c 84
V Magnitude: V=17.31
Other Filter Magnitudes: U=17.31
B=18.22
UVW1=20.82
UVM2>21.8
UVW2>21.8

a J2000; b arcsec; c seconds

Other Burst Info:

Redshift:
1.608 (Lick: absorption)
Host Galaxy:
Other Observatory Detections:
KAIT, ROTSE-IIIb, Lick (3m), PAIRITEL (1.3m), VLA @ 8.46 GHz, Shajn (CrAO), RTT150, Konus-Wind, Sonoita Research Observatory (35cm), Shajn

Comments:

References:

BAT: GCN 9149; GCN 9157; GCN 9196
XRT: GCN 9149; GCN 9154; GCN 9163; Evans et al., 2009, MNRAS, 397, 1177
UVOT: GCN 9149; GCN 9175
Radio: GCN 9166 (VLA)
Redshift: GCN 9151 (Lick)
Host:
Other: GCN Report 217.1