TITLE: GCN CIRCULAR
NUMBER: 38060
SUBJECT: EP241101a: OHP/T193 optical observations
DATE: 24/11/03 13:58:27 GMT
FROM: Christophe Adami at LAM <christophe.adami(a)lam.fr>
C. Adami (LAM), report on behalf of a larger collaboration:
We observed the field of EP241101a (Liang et al., GCN 38039; Perez-Garcia et al.,
GCN 38047; Lipunov et al., GCN 38049) using the T193cm telescope at Observatoire de
Haute-Provence (France) equipped with the MISTRAL spectro-imager. 7 exposures were
…
[View More]obtained in the r-band (7x600s) from 2024 02 November 19:38 UT to 2024 02 November
20:56 UT (~+20.5h after detection).
The combined frame has a magnitude histogram peaked at r-band=22.1 (AB). The photometric
calibration was performed using nearby objects from the PanSTARRS catalog and the magnitude
is not corrected for Galactic extinction.
There is no clear additionnal objects in the MISTRAL image as compared with the PanStarrs
i-band image (the deepest in PanStarrs). The most appealing candidate present in the MISTRAL
image and not visible in any of the PanStarrs images is below the MISTRAL magnitude histogram
peak and is located at RA=02:30:53.09, DEC=22:43:48.11 with a preliminar estimated magnitude
of r-band=22.8+/-0.5. Following MISTRAL observations of this source will be reported.
We acknowledge the excellent support from Observatoire de Haute-Provence, in particular
Stephane Favard.
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TITLE: GCN CIRCULAR
NUMBER: 38059
SUBJECT: EP241103a: Gemini optical limits
DATE: 24/11/03 13:17:58 GMT
FROM: Daniele B. Malesani at IMAPP / Radboud University <d.malesani(a)astro.ru.nl>
J. Quirola-Vasquez (Radboud Univ.), D. B. Malesani (DAWN/NBI and Radboud Univ.), P. G. Jonker (Radboud Univ.), A. J. Levan (Radboud Univ. and Warwick Univ.), F. E. Bauer (PUC), A. Martin-Carrillo (UCD), report on behalf of a larger collaboration:
We observed the location of the fast X-ray …
[View More]transient EP241103a (Zhao et al., GCNs 38051, 38058) using the Gemini South telescope equipped with the GMOS instrument. A total of 4x120 s images were secured in the r filter, carried out at a mean epoch 2024 Nov 3.267 UT, 5.0 hr after the EP/WXT trigger.
A number of faint sources, none of which obviously point-like, are visible inside the refined EP/WXT error circle (Zhao et al., GCN 38058). All of them are at least marginally visible in the archival images from the Legacy survey, showing no variability. Our 3-sigma limiting magnitude is r = 25.
We acknowledge the Gemini staff for carrying out our observations expeditely.
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TITLE: GCN CIRCULAR
NUMBER: 38058
SUBJECT: EP241103a: EP observation update
DATE: 24/11/03 11:46:54 GMT
FROM: EP Team at NAOC/CAS <ep_ta(a)bao.ac.cn>
T. Zhao (NAO, CAS), Y. F. Liang (PMO, CAS), H. Y. Liu, W. D. Zhang (NAO, CAS) report on behalf of the Einstein Probe team:
Based on the newly received telemetry data, we update the information of the fast X-ray transient EP241103a, initially detected by EP (Zhao et al., GCN 38051). The transient flare started at 2024-11-03T01:23:…
[View More]37 (UTC) and lasted for around 60 seconds. The average 0.5-4 keV spectrum can be fitted with an absorbed power law with a photon index of 0.8+/-0.4 (with N_H, the neutral hydrogen column density, fixed at the Galactic value of 6.3×10^20 cm^-2). The derived average unabsorbed 0.5-4 keV flux is 3.8 (+1.1/-0.9)×10^(-9) erg/s/cm^2, while the peak flux of the flare is found to be around 1.1×10^(-8) erg/s/cm^2. The uncertainties are at the 90% confidence level for the above parameters.
The EP-FXT autonomous follow-up observation started at 2024-11-03T01:28:50 (UTC). The observation clearly unveiled an uncatalogued X-ray source located at R.A. = 27.7578 deg, DEC = 18.9566 deg (J2000) with an uncertainty of 10 arcsec in radius (90% C.L. statistical and systematic). During the 2,300-second exposure, no significant variation is observed in the light curve. We fit an absorbed power law model to the 0.5-10 keV energy spectrum with N_H fixed at the Galactic value. The average flux is 6.0 (+2.3/-1.4)×10^(-13) erg/s/cm^2, and the photon index is 2.0+/-0.4. Further follow-up observations are encouraged to identify the nature of this X-ray transient.
Launched on January 9, 2024, EP is a space X-ray observatory to monitor the soft X-ray sky with X-ray follow-up capability (Yuan et al. 2022, Handbook of X-ray and Gamma-ray Astrophysics).
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TITLE: GCN CIRCULAR
NUMBER: 38057
SUBJECT: LIGO/Virgo/KAGRA S241102br: MASTER observations and OT detection
DATE: 24/11/03 10:35:54 GMT
FROM: Vladimir Lipunov at Moscow State U/Krylov Obs <lipunov(a)xray.sai.msu.ru>
P.Balanutsa, V.Lipunov, Ya.Kechin, K.Zhirkov, A.Kuznetsov, P.Balanutsa, A.Chasovnikov, O.Gress, N.Tiurina,E.Gorbovskoy, G.Antipov, D.Vlasenko, V.Senik, V.Topolev, Yu.Tselik, Siyu Wu, V.Vladimirov, D.Cheryasov, T.Pogrosheva, V.Shumkov, K.Vetrov (Lomonosov Moscow …
[View More]State University,
SAI,Physics Department),
D.Buckley (SAAO)
C.Francile, F. Podesta, C.Lopez, R. Podesta (Observatorio Astronomico Felix
Aguilar OAFA),
R. Rebolo (The Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias),
L.Carrasco, J.R.Valdes, V.Chavushyan, V.M.Patino Alvarez,
J.Martinez,A.Corella,L.H.Rodriguez (INAOE, Guillermo Haro Astrophysics
Observatory),
A. Tlatov, D. Dormidontov (Kislovodsk Solar Station of the Pulkovo Observatory),
A. Gabovich, V.Yurkov (Blagoveschensk Educational State University),
M.Gulyaev, K.Labsina (Lomonosov MSU)
MASTER-Tunka robotic telescope (Global MASTER-Net: http://observ.pereplet.ru, Lipunov et al., 2010, Advances in Astronomy, vol. 2010, 30L)
located in Russia (Applied Physics Institute, Irkutsk State University)
started inspect of the LVC S241102br errorbox 3180 sec after notice time
and 3335 sec after trigger time at 2024-11-02 13:36:33 UT, with upper limit up to 21.5 mag.
The observations began at zenith distance = 10 deg. The sun altitude is -37.1 deg.
MASTER-Kislovodsk robotic telescope located in Russia (Lomonosov MSU, Kislovodsk Solar Station of Pulkovo observatory)
started inspect of the LVC S241102br errorbox 7936 sec after notice time and 8090 sec after trigger time at 2024-11-02 14:55:48 UT,
with upper limit up to 17.8 mag. Observations started at twilight.
The observations began at zenith distance = 24 deg. The sun altitude is -10.4 deg.
MASTER-SAAO robotic telescope located in South Africa (South African Astronomical Observatory) started inspect of the LVC S241102br
errorbox 24564 sec after notice time and 24719 sec after trigger time at 2024-11-02 19:32:57 UT, with upper limit up to 17.7 mag.
The observations began at zenith distance = 74 deg. The sun altitude is -28.0 deg.
MASTER-Tavrida robotic telescope located in Russia (Lomonosov MSU, SAI Crimea astronomical station) started
inspect of the LVC S241102br errorbox 35208 sec after notice time and 35363 sec after trigger time at 2024-11-02 22:30:21 UT,
with upper limit up to 18.9 mag. The observations began at zenith distance = 46 deg. The sun altitude is -58.0 deg.
MASTER-OAFA robotic telescope located in Argentina (OAFA observatory of San Juan National University)
started inspect of the LVC S241102br errorbox 41867 sec after notice time and 42022 sec after trigger time
at 2024-11-03 00:21:20 UT, with upper limit up to 19.4 mag. Observations started at twilight.
The observations began at zenith distance = 70 deg. The sun altitude is -16.9 deg.
The galactic latitude b = -15 deg., longitude l = 104 deg.
Real time updated cover map and OT discovered available here:
https://master.sai.msu.ru/site/master2/ligo_1.php?id=23593
MASTER-Tunka auto-detection system ( Lipunov et al., "MASTER Global
Robotic Net", Advances in Astronomy, 2010, 30L )
new sources:
1. MASTER OT J230458.26+422347.1/AT2024aafy on 2024-11-02.57832 UT
(RA, Dec) = 23h 04m 58.26s +42d 23m 47.1s on 2024-11-02.57832 UT.
The OT magnitude in 'clear' filter is 17.6m (mlim= 19.0).
The OT is seen in 2 images. There is no minor planet at this place.
We have reference image on 2024-09-04.61126 UT with 'clear' filter 20.2m.
2.MASTER OT J225647.76+411630.3/AT2024aafw on 2024-11-02.59109 UT.
at (RA, Dec) = 22h 56m 47.76s +41d 16m 30.3s on 2024-11-02.59109 UT.
The OT magnitude in 'clear' filter is 18.8m
(mlim = 20.2).
We have reference image on 2024-06-16.73792 UT with 'clear' filter 19.9m.
The nearest object is J225647.53+411629.0 in the CatWISE2020 catalog (updated version 28-Jan-2021)
(Marocco+, 2021) https://vizier.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/VizieR?-source=II/365
This is possibly a red star against a dust cloud.
Real time updated cover map and OT discovered available here:
https://master.sai.msu.ru/site/master2/ligo_1.php?id=23593
The received images are being compiled and processed.
Observations and analysis are continued.
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TITLE: GCN CIRCULAR
NUMBER: 38056
SUBJECT: LIGO/Virgo/KAGRA S241102br: EP-WXT X-ray follow-up and flux limits
DATE: 24/11/03 10:19:11 GMT
FROM: EP Team at NAOC/CAS <ep_ta(a)bao.ac.cn>
Q. Y. Wu (NAO, CAS), J. Mao(YNAO, CAS), Y. F. Liang (PMO, CAS), Q. C. Liu (THU), R. D. Liang, D. H. Zhao, H. N. Yang, W. Yuan (NAO, CAS) report on behalf of the Einstein Probe team:
Following on the trigger of the detection of the gravitational-wave (GW) event S241102br (LVK Collaboration, GCN …
[View More]38043), we carried out a target-of-opportunity observation of the GW sky region with the Wide-field X-ray telescope(WXT) on board the Einstein Probe (EP). The observation started at 2024-11-02 15:44:04 (UTC), about 3 hours after the trigger of the GW event, lasting for around 5 hours. The 90% credible region of the event was fully covered by the large field-of-view of WXT, centering at the nominal GW source position at (RA=23h00m, Dec=+40d28m). The total effective exposure time is about 8 ks within the source credible region. No new X-ray source is found in this observation. This observation sets upper limits on the 0.5-4 keV flux in the source credible region to be approximately 2.42 x 10^(-12) erg/cm^2/s (90%. C.L.). Furthermore, we derived upper limits (see the Table below) for the top 20 galaxies from the galaxy list within the 90% volume reported by Cook et al. (GCN 38044). For queries on more information about this observation and the upper limits, please contact Qinyu Wu at the EP science center (ep_ta(a)nao.cas.cn).
galaxy name | ra | dec | flux upper limit (0.5-4 keV)
| deg | deg | ergs/cm^2/s
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WISEAJ225919.78+394535.0 | 344.83242 | 39.75972 | 1.42E-12
WISEAJ225952.51+442917.7 | 344.96871 | 44.48825 | 1.51E-12
WISEAJ230520.33+400018.8 | 346.33458 | 40.00514 | 1.88E-12
WISEAJ230012.95+415343.7 | 345.05417 | 41.89553 | 1.86E-12
WISEAJ225938.70+415648.8 | 344.91125 | 41.94689 | 1.51E-12
WISEAJ230201.05+423126.9 | 345.50446 | 42.52411 | 1.09E-12
WISEAJ225743.15+404134.4 | 344.42971 | 40.69286 | 1.19E-12
WISEAJ225708.96+394204.3 | 344.28733 | 39.70117 | 2.25E-12
WISEAJ225745.81+373140.1 | 344.44088 | 37.52783 | 1.63E-12
WISEAJ230533.61+424929.5 | 346.39000 | 42.82489 | 1.91E-12
WISEAJ230113.12+354411.0 | 345.30462 | 35.73639 | 1.65E-12
WISEAJ230419.52+423037.8 | 346.08129 | 42.51047 | 1.07E-12
WISEAJ230200.39+415916.5 | 345.50162 | 41.98792 | 1.35E-12
WISEAJ225832.97+415012.0 | 344.63725 | 41.83658 | 1.95E-12
WISEAJ230133.36+394404.8 | 345.38892 | 39.73472 | 1.13E-12
WISEAJ230257.02+393909.0 | 345.73754 | 39.65240 | 1.99E-12
WISEAJ225902.80+411053.6 | 344.76171 | 41.18158 | 1.49E-12
WISEAJ225942.19+421403.0 | 344.92588 | 42.23417 | 1.17E-12
WISEAJ230431.87+440856.3 | 346.13275 | 44.14900 | 1.77E-12
WISEAJ230530.98+394323.1 | 346.37912 | 39.72308 | 1.73E-12
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Launched on January 9, 2024, EP is a space X-ray observatory to monitor the soft X-ray sky with onboard X-ray follow-up capability (Yuan et al. 2022, Handbook of X-ray and Gamma-ray Astrophysics). EP is an international collaborative mission led by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and participated by the European Space Agency (ESA), the Max-Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics (MPE) in Germany and the Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES) in France.
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TITLE: GCN CIRCULAR
NUMBER: 38054
SUBJECT: EP241103a: GSP optical upper limit
DATE: 24/11/03 05:49:46 GMT
FROM: Wenxiong Li <liwenxiong1992(a)gmail.com>
W. X. Li, S. J. Xue (NAOC), M. Andrews, J. Farah, D. A. Howell, M. Newsome, E. Padilla Gonzalez, C. McCully, and G. Terreran (Las Cumbres Observatory), on behalf of a larger collaboration, report:
Following the detection of the fast X-ray transient EP241103a by the Einstein Probe (Zhao et al., GCN 38051) with the Sinistro …
[View More]instrument mounted on the 1-m telescope of the LCO, we initiated observations of the fast X-ray transient location starting on 2024 November 3rd at 03:45:21 UT (~2.3 hours after the EP/WXT trigger) in the i band. These observations were conducted using the 1-meter telescope at the Las Cumbres Observatory node located at the MacDonald Observatory in USA.
No new optical source was detected in the co-added images within the EP/WXT error box down to ~21.5 mag.
These observations were taken as part of the Global Supernova Project.
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TITLE: GCN CIRCULAR
NUMBER: 38054
SUBJECT: EP241103a: GSP optical upper limit
DATE: 24/11/03 05:49:46 GMT
FROM: Wenxiong Li <liwenxiong1992(a)gmail.com>
W. X. Li, S. J. Xue (NAOC), M. Andrews, J. Farah, D. A. Howell, M. Newsome, E. Padilla Gonzalez, C. McCully, and G. Terreran (Las Cumbres Observatory), on behalf of a larger collaboration, report:
Following the detection of the fast X-ray transient EP241103a by the Einstein Probe (Zhao et al., GCN 38051) with the Sinistro …
[View More]instrument mounted on the 1-m telescope of the LCO, we initiated observations of the fast X-ray transient location starting on 2024 November 3rd at 03:45:21 UT (~2.3 hours after the EP/WXT trigger) in the i band. These observations were conducted using the 1-meter telescope at the Las Cumbres Observatory node located at the MacDonald Observatory in USA.
No new optical source was detected in the co-added images within the EP/WXT error box down to ~21.5 mag.
These observations were taken as part of the Global Supernova Project.
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TITLE: GCN CIRCULAR
NUMBER: 38053
SUBJECT: EP241103A: LCO optical observations
DATE: 24/11/03 05:03:07 GMT
FROM: luca.izzo(a)inaf.it
L. Izzo (INAF-OACn and DARK/NBI) and D. B. Malesani (DAWN/NBI and Radboud Univ.) report:
We observed the field of the EP burst 241103A (Zhao et al., GCN #38051) with the Sinistro instrument mounted on the 1-m telescope of the LCO network, located at the MacDonald Observatory, TX, United States. Observations started on 2024 November 3rd at 03:18:17 UT (1.…
[View More]89 hr after EP trigger). We obtained a sequence of 3x180 s images in the SDSS-r filter.
In the stacked r-band image, we did not detect any new source consistent with the position of the X-ray source reported by EP-FXT (Zhao et al., GCN #38051) up to a limit of r = 20.9 mag.
This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under grant agreement No 101004719.
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TITLE: GCN CIRCULAR
NUMBER: 38052
SUBJECT: EP241103a: Global MASTER-Net observations report
DATE: 24/11/03 04:54:37 GMT
FROM: Vladimir Lipunov at Moscow State U/Krylov Obs <lipunov(a)xray.sai.msu.ru>
V. Lipunov, V.Kornilov, E. Gorbovskoy, K. Zhirkov, N.Tyurina, P.Balanutsa, A.Kuznetsov, V.Senik, D. Vlasenko,
G.Antipov, D.Zimnukhov, E.Minkina, A.Chasovnikov, V.Topolev, D.Kuvshinov, D. Cheryasov, Ya.Kechin, Yu.Tselik, A. Sosnovskij
(Lomonosov Moscow State University, SAI, Physics …
[View More]Department),
R. Podesta, C.Lopez, F. Podesta, C.Francile
(Observatorio Astronomico Felix Aguilar OAFA),
R. Rebolo, M. Serra
(The Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias),
D. Buckley
(South African Astronomical Observatory),
O.A. Gress, N.M. Budnev, O.Ershova
(Irkutsk State University, API),
L.Carrasco, J.R.Valdes, V.Chavushyan, V.M.Patino Alvarez, J.Martinez,
A.R.Corella, L.H.Rodriguez
(INAOE, Guillermo Haro Astrophysics Observatory),
A. Tlatov, D. Dormidontov
(Kislovodsk Solar Station of the Pulkovo Observatory),
V. Yurkov, A. Gabovich
(Blagoveschensk Educational State University)
MASTER-OAFA robotic telescope (Global MASTER-Net: http://observ.pereplet.ru, Lipunov et al., 2010, Advances in Astronomy, vol. 2010, 30L) located in Argentina (OAFA observatory of San Juan National University) was pointed to the EP241103a ( EP Team et al., GCN 38051) errorbox 1164 sec after notice time and 10420 sec after trigger time at 2024-11-03 04:18:17 UT, with upper limit up to 20.0 mag. The observations began at zenith distance = 51 deg. The sun altitude is -43.9 deg.
The galactic latitude b = -41 deg., longitude l = 143 deg.
Real time updated cover map and OT discovered available here:
https://master.sai.msu.ru/site/master2/observ.php?id=2657797
We obtain a following upper limits.
Tmid-T0 | Date Time | Site | Coord (J2000) |Filt.| Expt. | Limit| Comment
_________|_____________________|_____________________|____________________________________|_____|_______|_______|________
10451 | 2024-11-03 04:18:17 | MASTER-OAFA | (01h 49m 47.29s , +18d 37m 29.9s) | C | 60 | 19.9 |
10516 | 2024-11-03 04:19:23 | MASTER-OAFA | (01h 49m 47.16s , +18d 37m 30.9s) | C | 60 | 19.9 |
10582 | 2024-11-03 04:20:29 | MASTER-OAFA | (01h 49m 47.07s , +18d 37m 31.8s) | C | 60 | 20.0 |
11101 | 2024-11-03 04:29:08 | MASTER-OAFA | (01h 49m 43.44s , +18d 38m 20.1s) | C | 60 | 19.1 |
11167 | 2024-11-03 04:30:13 | MASTER-OAFA | (01h 49m 43.33s , +18d 38m 21.1s) | C | 60 | 19.4 |
11233 | 2024-11-03 04:31:19 | MASTER-OAFA | (01h 49m 43.21s , +18d 38m 22.1s) | C | 60 | 19.6 |
11522 | 2024-11-03 04:36:09 | MASTER-OAFA | (01h 49m 46.63s , +18d 38m 18.6s) | C | 60 | 19.6 |
11588 | 2024-11-03 04:37:14 | MASTER-OAFA | (01h 49m 46.50s , +18d 38m 19.4s) | C | 60 | 19.6 |
11653 | 2024-11-03 04:38:20 | MASTER-OAFA | (01h 49m 46.39s , +18d 38m 20.2s) | C | 60 | 19.3 |
Filter C is a clear (unfiltred) band.
The observation and reduction will continue.
The message may be cited.
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