[vsnet-grb-info 21371] GRB 181201A MASTER-Net OT detection
GCN Circulars
gcncirc at capella2.gsfc.nasa.gov
Sat Dec 1 19:17:05 JST 2018
TITLE: GCN CIRCULAR
NUMBER: 23470
SUBJECT: GRB 181201A MASTER-Net OT detection
DATE: 18/12/01 10:15:47 GMT
FROM: Vladimir Lipunov at Moscow State U/Krylov Obs <lipunov at xray.sai.msu.ru>
R. Podesta, Carlos Lopez and F. Podesta
Observatorio Astronomico Felix Aguilar (OAFA)
Hugo Levato and Carlos Saffe
Instituto de Ciencias Astronomicas, de la Tierra y del Espacio (ICATE)
V. Lipunov, E. Gorbovskoy, V.Kornilov, D.Kuvshinov, N.Tyurina, P.Balanutsa,
A.Kuznetsov, V.V.Chazov, A.V. Krylov, I. Gorbunov, D. Vlasenko
Lomonosov Moscow State University,
Sternberg Astronomical Institute, Moscow State University
A. Tlatov, V.Senik, A.V. Parhomenko, D. Dormidontov
Kislovodsk Solar Station of the Pulkovo Observatory
V. Yurkov, A. Gabovich, Yu. Sergienko
Blagoveschensk Educational State University, Blagoveschensk
K. Ivanov, O. Gres, N.M. Budnev, S.Yazev, O. Chuvalaev, V. Poleshchuk
Irkutsk State University
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
MASTER-OAFA robotic telescope (MASTER-Net: http://observ.pereplet.ru, Lipunov
et al., 2010, Advances in Astronomy, vol. 2010, 30L) located in Argentina (OAFA
observatory of San Juan National University) was pointed to the GRB181201.11
10 sec after notice time and 18 sec after trigger time at 2018-12-01 02:40:30
UT. On our first (10s exposure) set we found 1 optical transient within
INTEGRAL error-box (ra=319.317 dec=-12.6325 r=0.05) brighter than 16.2.
T-Tmid Date Time Expt. Ra Dec Mag
-------|---------------------|-------|-----------------|-----------------|------
23 2018-12-01 02:40:30 10 ( 21h 17m 11.2s , -12d 37m 51.4s) |13.17
The 5-sigma upper limit has been about 16.2mag
The message may be cited.
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The galactic latitude b = -39 deg., longitude l = 39 deg.
The observations made on zenit distance = 76 deg.The moon (38 % bright part)
below the horizon (The altitude of the Moon is -41 deg. ).
The sun altitude is -30.9 deg.
The object can be observed till 2018-12-01 03:49:27
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