Trigger 1007266: Swift detection of 1A 0535+262
Abstract
At 07:08:05 UT, the Swift Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) triggered and located 1A 0535+262 (trigger=1007266). Swift did not slew to the location due to higher priority for the pre-planned target. The BAT on-board calculated location is RA, Dec 84.721, +26.327 which is RA(J2000) = 05h 38m 53s Dec(J2000) = +26d 19' 36" with an uncertainty of 3 arcmin (radius, 90% containment, including systematic uncertainty). This trigger was due to the current very bright outburst of this object (>7 Crab at times) combined with technical effects from yesterday's Star Tracker Loss-of-Lock misidentification.
- Publication:
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GRB Coordinates Network
- Pub Date:
- November 2020
- Bibcode:
- 2020GCN.28919....1B