[vsnet-grb-info 6731] GRB 081007: REM NIR and optical counterpart

[GCN Circulars]

TITLE:   GCN CIRCULAR
NUMBER:  8331
SUBJECT: GRB 081007: REM NIR and optical counterpart
DATE:    08/10/07 05:48:11 GMT
FROM:    Stefano Covino at Brera Astronomical Observatory  <stefano.covino at brera.inaf.it>

S. Covino, L.A. Antonelli, L. Calzoletti,  S. Campana, G.  
Chincarini,  M.L. Conciatore, S. Cutini,  V. D'Elia,  F. D'Alessio,  
P. D'Avanzo,  F. Fiore, D. Fugazza, P. Goldoni, D. Guetta, C.  
Guidorzi, G.L.  Israel, E. Maiorano, N. Masetti, A. Melandri, E.  
Meurs, L. Nicastro, E. Palazzi, E. Pian, S. Piranomonte, L.  Stella,   
G.  Stratta, G. Tagliaferri, G. Tosti, V.Testa, S.D. Vergani, F.  
Vitali report on  behalf of the REM team:


The robotic 60-cm REM telescope located at La Silla (Chile) observed  
automatically the field of the GRB 081007 (Baumgartner et al. GCN  
8330) starting about 35s s from the GRB alert (46s from the GRB time)  
with the VRIJHK bands.

We detect a source with coordinates RA,DEC =  
(22:39:50.39,-40:08:49.1) consistent with the UVOT source at H~14.2.  
The source is slowly fading after the first observations.

Further observations are in progress.