[vsnet-grb-info 3585] GRB060806 = SGR1806-20

[GCN Circulars]

TITLE:   GCN GRB OBSERVATION REPORT
NUMBER:  5419
SUBJECT: GRB060806 = SGR1806-20
DATE:    06/08/07 21:26:55 GMT
FROM:    Kevin Hurley at UCBerkeley/SSL  <khurley at ssl.berkeley.edu>

K. Hurley, S. Barthelmy, J. Cummings, N. Gehrels, H. Krimm, D. M.
Smith, R. P. Lin, J. McTiernan, R. Schwartz, C. Wigger, W.  Hajdas, A.
Zehnder, K.Yamaoka, M.Ohno, Y.Fukazawa, T.Takahashi, M.Tashiro, Y.
Terada, T.Murakami, K.Makishima, S. Golenetskii, E. Mazets, V.
Pal'shin, and D. Frederiks, report:

The position of GRB060806 (Hurley et al. GCN 5416) is consistent
with that of SGR1806-20, and the spectrum of this burst is soft.
Therefore the origin of this event is almost certainly SGR1806-20,
which has been active recently.  This type of bursting behavior
appears to be unique, however, so observations at other wavelengths are
encouraged.