[vsnet-grb-info 10089] GRB 101213A: Gemini-N galaxy redshift

[GCN Circulars]

TITLE:   GCN CIRCULAR
NUMBER:  11544
SUBJECT: GRB 101213A: Gemini-N galaxy redshift
DATE:    11/01/07 23:49:00 GMT
FROM:    Ryan Chornock at Harvard  <rchornock at cfa.harvard.edu>

R. Chornock and E. Berger (Harvard) report:

We obtained a 1200s spectrum of the SDSS galaxy within the XRT error 
circle (Malesani & de Ugarte Postigo, GCN 11449) of GRB 101213A 
(Sakamoto et al., GCN 11448; Gruber et al., GCN 11454; Golenetskii et 
al., GCN 11456; Hanabata et al., GCN 11458) using GMOS on Gemini-North 
on Jan. 7.65 UT to cover the spectral range 3900-8100 Angstroms.  The 
galaxy has a blue continuum and exhibits emission lines of H-beta and [O 
III] at a redshift of z=0.414.