[vsnet-grb-info 19453] GRB 170531B: MASTER Net OT detection

[GCN Circulars]

TITLE:   GCN CIRCULAR
NUMBER:  21173
SUBJECT: GRB 170531B: MASTER Net  OT detection 
DATE:    17/05/31 23:19:01 GMT
FROM:    Vladimir Lipunov at Moscow State U/Krylov Obs  <lipunov at xray.sai.msu.ru>

V. Lipunov, V.Kornilov, N.Tyurina, E.Gorbovskoy, D.Kuvshinov, A.V.Krylov,
I.Gorbunov, P.Balanutsa, A.Kuznetsov, V.V.Chazov, D. Vlasenko
Lomonosov Moscow State University, Sternberg Astronomical Institut of MSU

A. Tlatov, V.Senik, A.V. Parhomenko, D. Dormidontov
Kislovodsk Solar Station of the Pulkovo Observatory

N.M.Budnev, O.Gres, O. Ershova 
Irkutsk State University

A.Gabovich, V.Yurkov, Yu.Sergienko
Blagoveschensk Educational State University, Blagoveschensk

D.Buckley, S. Potter, A.Kniazev, M.Kotze
South African Astronomical Observatory

R. Rebolo, M. Serra, N. Lodieu, G. Israelian, L. Suarez-Andres
The Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias

R.Podesta, C.Lopez, F. Podesta Observatorio Astronomico Felix Aguilar (OAFA),
National University of San Juan, Argentina

H. Levato, C. Saffe
Instituto de Ciencias Astronomicas,de la Tierra y del Espacio (ICATE),
San Juan, Argentina


MASTER-Kislovodsk robotic telescope (2x4 square degrees, MASTER-Net: 
http://observ.pereplet.ru)  was pointed to the  GRB170531B (Evans et al.,
GCN #21171)  12 sec after notice time and 452 sec after trigger 
time on 2017-05-31 22:09:44 UT.
There is marginally seen optical transient at the position 19h 07m 32.03s 
-16d 25' 10.4" with m_OT~19.0+-0.5

The 5-sigma upper limit is about 18.5mag
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The observations made on zenit distance = 64 degrees, galaxy latitude b = -11 degree.
The moon (44 % bright part) below the horizon (The Moon altitude is -6 degree).
The sun  altitude  is -22.7 degree.
The object can be observed till sunrise at 2017-06-01 01:30:50 .



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