[vsnet-grb-info 7251] GRB 090117: confirmation of the X-ray afterglow
GCN Circulars
gcncirc at capella.gsfc.nasa.gov
Sun Jan 18 16:55:43 JST 2009
TITLE: GCN CIRCULAR
NUMBER: 8823
SUBJECT: GRB 090117: confirmation of the X-ray afterglow
DATE: 09/01/18 07:55:36 GMT
FROM: Kim Page at U.of Leicester <kpa at star.le.ac.uk>
K.L. Page & A.P. Beardmore (U. Leicester) report on behalf of the
Swift-XRT team:
Following the collection of further XRT data, we see that the source found
by Beardmore & Evans (GCN Circ. 8818) is fading, so confirm it as the
X-ray afterglow of GRB 090117 (Donnarumma et al., GCN Circ. 8817;
Connaughton, GCN Circ. 8821).
This circular is an official product of the Swift-XRT team.
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