[vsnet-grb-info 12353] Skynet/PROMPT Observations of GRB120909A

[GCN Circulars]

TITLE:   GCN CIRCULAR
NUMBER:  13728
SUBJECT: Skynet/PROMPT Observations of GRB120909A
DATE:    12/09/09 02:24:04 GMT
FROM:    Aaron LaCluyze at U.North Carolina  <lacluyze at email.unc.edu>

J. Haislip, A. LaCluyze, K. Ivarsen, D. Reichart, J. Moore, H. T. 
Cromartie, R. Egger, A. Foster, N. Frank, M. Nysewander, A. Oza, E. 
Speckhard, A.Trotter, and J. A. Crain report:

Skynet observed the field of GRB120909A (GCN 13727, Swift trigger #533060) 
with the PROMPT telescopes located at CTIO in Chile beginning ~4 minutes 
after the burst. We detect a fading, uncataloged source at RA 18:22:56.72 
DEC -59:26:54.0, roughly coinciding with the location of the Swift trigger 
with an initial magnitude of ~16.3 in R, calibrated to the NOMAD catalog.

Further observations are ongoing.