[vsnet-grb-info 2546] GRB 051221: Continued fading of optical
afterglow
GCN Circulars
gcncirc at capella.gsfc.nasa.gov
Thu Dec 22 15:55:51 JST 2005
TITLE: GCN GRB OBSERVATION REPORT
NUMBER: 4383
SUBJECT: GRB 051221: Continued fading of optical afterglow
DATE: 05/12/22 06:53:39 GMT
FROM: Edo Berger at Carnegie Obs <eberger at ociw.edu>
E. Berger (Carnegie Observatories), A. M. Soderberg (Caltech), B. P.
Schmidt (ANU), and P. A. Price (IfA) report:
"We obtained a second epoch of r-band imaging with GMOS on Gemini-north
starting on 2005 Dec. 22.195 UT (26.8 hr after the burst and 24 hr after
the previous set of observations). A total of 960 sec were obtained in
excellent seeing conditions. We find that the optical afterglow candidate
(GCN 4375; see also GCNs 4367 & 4369) has faded by about 1.1 mag between
the two epochs, confirming our earlier claim."
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