[vsnet-grb 503] GCN/HETE_POSITION

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TITLE:          GCN/HETE BURST POSITION NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:    Mon 12 Aug 02 10:50:48 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:    HETE S/C_Alert
TRIGGER_NUM:    2257,   Seq_Num: 1
GRB_DATE:       12498 TJD;   224 DOY;   02/08/12
GRB_TIME:       38503.98 SOD {10:41:43.98} UT
TRIGGER_SOURCE: Trigger on the 25-400 keV band.
GAMMA_RATE:     154  [cnts/s]  on a 1.300 [sec] timescale
SC_-Z_RA:       296 [deg]
SC_-Z_DEC:      -19 [deg]
SC_LONG:        160 [deg East]
WXM_CNTR_RA:    309.559d {+20h 38m 14s} (J2000),
                309.593d {+20h 38m 22s} (current),
                308.898d {+20h 35m 36s} (1950)
WXM_CNTR_DEC:    -5.279d {-05d 16' 43"} (J2000),
                 -5.270d {-05d 16' 10"} (current),
                 -5.455d {-05d 27' 17"} (1950)
WXM_MAX_SIZE:   60.00 [arcmin] diameter
WXM_LOC_SN:     4 sig/noise (pt src in image)
WXM_IMAGE_SN:   X= 2.7 Y= 5.2 [sig/noise]
WXM_LC_SN:      X= 3.2 Y= 2.5 [sig/noise]
SUN_POSTN:      141.98d {+09h 27m 55s}  +14.95d {+14d 57' 06"}
SUN_DIST:       164.44 [deg]
MOON_POSTN:     190.83d {+12h 43m 19s}   +0.41d {+00d 24' 26"}
MOON_DIST:      118.67 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:     18 [%]
GAL_COORDS:     40.75,-26.11 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst
ECL_COORDS:     310.56,12.77 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the burst
COMMENTS:       Probable GRB.
COMMENTS:       WXM error box is circular; not rectangular.
COMMENTS:       WXM S/N is less than a reasonable value.

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