GRB 230616A: Swift-XRT observations

Swift-XRT has performed follow-up observations of the IPN-detected burst GRB 230616A in a series of observations tiled on the sky. The total exposure time is 4.6 ks, distributed over 4 tiles; the maximum exposure at a single sky location was 2.0 ks. The data were collected between T0+111.3 ks and T0+140.7 ks, and are entirely in Photon Counting (PC) mode. Three uncatalogued X-ray sources have been detected, however none of them is above the RASS limit or shows definitive signs of fading. Therefore, at the present time we cannot identify which, if any, is the afterglow. Details of these sources are given below: Source 1: RA (J2000.0): 192.1005 = 12:48:24.12 Dec (J2000.0): +5.4365 = +05:26:11.4 Error: 8.2 arcsec (radius, 90% conf.) Count-rate: 0.0177 [+0.0053, -0.0045] ct s^-1 Distance: 1675 arcsec from IPN position. Flux: (6.8 [+2.1, -1.7])e-13 erg cm^-2 s^-1 (observed, 0.3-10 keV) Source 2: RA (J2000.0): 192.2299 = 12:48:55.18 Dec (J2000.0): +6.0936 = +06:05:36.9 Error: 5.1 arcsec (radius, 90% conf. [Enhanced position]) Count-rate: 0.0125 [+0.0046, -0.0037] ct s^-1 Distance: 820 arcsec from IPN position. Flux: (4.2 [+1.5, -1.3])e-13 erg cm^-2 s^-1 (observed, 0.3-10 keV) Source 3: RA (J2000.0): 191.8031 = 12:47:12.74 Dec (J2000.0): +5.5136 = +05:30:48.9 Error: 6.0 arcsec (radius, 90% conf.) Count-rate: (5.7 [+3.5, -2.5])e-3 ct s^-1 Distance: 1769 arcsec from IPN position. The results of the XRT-team automatic analysis of the tiled XRT observations, including a position-specific upper limit calculator, are available at https://www.swift.ac.uk/xrt_products/TILED_GRB00112. This circular is an official product of the Swift-XRT team.