[vsnet-grb-info 2262] GRB051016 XMM-Newton observation

[GCN Circulars]

TITLE:   GCN GRB OBSERVATION REPORT
NUMBER:  4101
SUBJECT: GRB051016 XMM-Newton observation
DATE:    05/10/16 17:11:36 GMT
FROM:    Norbert Schartel at XMM-Newton/ESA  <too at xmm.vilspa.esa.es>

Nora Loiseau and Ricardo Perez-Martinez report:

Quick-Look-Analysis of the XMM-Newton observation of the GRB051016
field based on an exposure in the EPIC pn camera that started at 13:46 UT,
shows the presence of a source at the SWIFT/XRT position (Boyd et al.,
GCN4096)
within XRT 8 arcsec radius uncertainty.

The estimated EPIC/pn net count rate for the first 5.9 ksec is 0.029
counts/sec.