[vsnet-grb-info 2697] GRB 060117: nearby galaxy
GCN Circulars
gcncirc at capella.gsfc.nasa.gov
Tue Jan 17 16:42:07 JST 2006
TITLE: GCN GRB OBSERVATION REPORT
NUMBER: 4534
SUBJECT: GRB 060117: nearby galaxy
DATE: 06/01/17 07:39:54 GMT
FROM: Nial Tanvir at IofA U.Cambridge <nrt at ast.cam.ac.uk>
N.R. Tanvir (U. Hertfordshire) notes:
The galaxy that is within 2.7 arcmin of the BAT position of GRB 060117
(GCN 4533) is at redshift z=0.042, and there are other galaxies visible
on DSS2 in the same field, which could well be at similar redshift.
Given the high luminosity of this burst, it is therefore a candidate
to be at low-redshift, and followup observations are encouraged, despite
the poor location on the sky.
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