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[vsnet-grb-info 42488] GRB 260421B: BOOTES-7 early optical afterglow detection
by GCN Circulars 21 Apr '26

21 Apr '26

TITLE: GCN CIRCULAR NUMBER: 44366 SUBJECT: GRB 260421B: BOOTES-7 early optical afterglow detection DATE: 26/04/21 05:37:53 GMT FROM: Alberto Castro-Tirado at Inst.de Astro. de Andalucia <ajct(a)iaa.es> S.-Y. Wu, M. Gritsevich, I. Perez-Garcia, E. Fernandez-Garcia, M. D. Caballero-Garcia, R. Sanchez-Ramirez, S. Guziy, and A. J. Castro-Tirado (IAA-CSIC, Granada), C. Perez del Pulgar (Univ. of Malaga), Y.-D. Hu (GXU, Guanxi), B.-B. Zhang (Nanjing Univ.), and A. Maury (Space Obs., San Pedro de Atacama), on behalf of a larger collaboration, report: Following the detection of GRB 260421B by Fermi (Fermi Team, GCN 44360, Preis and Greiner, GCN 44361) and SVOM (Zhao et al. GCN 44362), the BOOTES-7 telescope at the 0.6m BOOTES-7 robotic telescope at Space Observatory (San Pedro de Atacama, Chile) automatically observed the GRB location starting on Aug. 21, 04:28:36 UT (i.e. 15 min after GRB onset). A series of images in clear filter were gathered and we identify the fading optical afterglow reported by He et al. (GCN 44363) Sánchez-Álvarez et al. (GCN 44364) and Turpin et al. (GCN 44365) at coordinates RA: 12:40:00.50 Dec: -17:44:24.0 (+/- 0.5 “). Preliminary magnitude is 18. Further data analysis is ongoing. We would like to thank the staff at San Pedro de Atacama Space Observatory for their excellent support. View this GCN Circular online at https://gcn.nasa.gov/circulars/44366. --- To unsubscribe, open this link in a web browser: https://gcn.nasa.gov/unsubscribe/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJlbWFpbCI6InZzbmV0L…

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[vsnet-grb-info 42487] GRB 260421B: LCO optical afterglow confirmation
by GCN Circulars 21 Apr '26

21 Apr '26

TITLE: GCN CIRCULAR NUMBER: 44365 SUBJECT: GRB 260421B: LCO optical afterglow confirmation DATE: 26/04/21 05:32:17 GMT FROM: SVOM_group <svomgroup(a)bao.ac.cn> D. Turpin (CEA/Irfu), D. B. Malesani (DAWN/NBI and Radboud), A. Saccardi (CEA/Irfu), C. Wu (NAOC), J. T. Palmerio (CEA/Irfu), L. P. Xin (NAOC), B. Cordier (CEA/Irfu), W.-L Zhang (PMO), Z.-Y Liu (GZNU), report on behalf of the SVOM mission team: We observed the field of GRB 260421B detected by SVOM (Zhao et al., GCN 44362) and Fermi/GBM (The Fermi GBM team, GCN 44360) with the LCO 1m telescope at Cerro Tololo Observatory equipped with the Sinistro instrument. Our observation started at 2026-04-21T04:29:54.940 about 16.5 min after the SVOM/ECLAIRs trigger time. We obtained 3x200 s exposures in the SDSS r and PanSTARRS-z filters. An uncatalogued bright optical candidate is well detected in our single images at RA, dec (J2000) = 190.00203, -17.74017 (err = 0.5 arcsec). This position is consistent with the optical counterpart reported by the TRT telescope (He et al, GCN 44363) and the SVOM/COLIBRI FM-GFT (Álvarez et al. GCN 43646). We measure the following magnitude calibrated against the PanSTARRS DR1 catalog, and not corrected for Galactic extinction: r = 18.47 +/- 0.01 (AB) (Tmid - T0 = 18.2 min) z = 18.92 +/- 0.09 (AB) (Tmid - T0 = 30.7 min) This project is funded by the SVOM collaboration. Further observations are scheduled. View this GCN Circular online at https://gcn.nasa.gov/circulars/44365. --- To unsubscribe, open this link in a web browser: https://gcn.nasa.gov/unsubscribe/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJlbWFpbCI6InZzbmV0L…

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[vsnet-grb-info 42486] GRB 260421B: SVOM/COLIBRÍ (FM-GFT) optical detection of a candidate counterpart
by GCN Circulars 21 Apr '26

21 Apr '26

TITLE: GCN CIRCULAR NUMBER: 44364 SUBJECT: GRB 260421B: SVOM/COLIBRÍ (FM-GFT) optical detection of a candidate counterpart DATE: 26/04/21 05:28:06 GMT FROM: freddalvarez(a)astro.unam.mx Fredd Sánchez Álvarez (UNAM), Nikos Mandarakas (LAM), Alan M. Watson (UNAM), Noémie Globus (UNAM), Stéphane Basa (UAR Pytheas), William H. Lee (UNAM), Edilberto Aguilar-Ruiz (UNAM), Jean-Luc Atteia (IRAP), Camila Angulo (UNAM), Dalya Akl (NYUAD), Sarah Antier (IJCLAB), Rosa L. Becerra (UNAM), Nathaniel R. Butler (ASU), Damien Dornic (CPPM), Jean-Grégoire Ducoin (CPPM), Francis Fortin (IRAP), Leonardo García García (UNAM), Ramandeep Gill (UNAM), Marion Guelfand (CPPM), Asuka Kuwata (UNAM), Massimiliano Lincetto (CPPM), Diego López-Cámara (UNAM), Francesco Magnani (CPPM), Enrique Moreno Méndez (UNAM), Margarita Pereyra (UNAM), Ny Avo Rakotondrainibe (LAM), Benjamin Schneider (LAM), Antonio de Ugarte Postigo (LAM), W.L. Zhang (PMO), and Z. Y. Liu (GZNU) report: We imaged the field of the SVOM/ECLAIRs and Fermin/GBM GRB 260421B (Zhao et al., GCN Circ. 44362; Fermi GBM Team, GCN Circ. 44360) using the DDRAGO two-channel wide-field imager on the COLIBRÍ telescope. We observed from 2026-04-21 04:15:13 to 04:30:07 (from 1.9 to 16.8 minutes after the trigger) and obtained 430 seconds of simultaneous exposure in the r/z filters. The data were reduced, coadded, calibrated, and analyzed with the COLIBRÍ ASU pipeline. The photometry was calibrated using nearby stars from the PanSTARRS DR1 catalog, is in the AB system, and is not corrected for Galactic extinction. We detect an uncatalogued source consistent with the ECLAIRs localization at: RA(J2000) = 12:40:00.48 = 190.00200 degrees Dec(J2000) = -17:44:24.6 = -17.74015 degrees with an uncertainty of 0.5 arcsec. The source was detected in both r and z and was observed to fade from r ≈ 14.5 to r ≈ 18.3 during our observations. The color of the source was r - z ≈ 0.45 +/- 0.02, which is consistent with the expectations for an afterglow. We suggest this is the optical counterpart of the GRB. Subsequent imaging in the g/r/i/z/y filters show detections in all bands, indicating that the redshift is less than 3.5. We encourage spectroscopic observations of the source. Further observations are planned. We thank the staff of the Observatorio Astronómico Nacional at Sierra de San Pedro Mártir, as well as the technical and engineering teams at CEA, CPPM, IRAP, LAM, OHP, OSU Pytheas, and UNAM. COLIBRÍ is an astronomical observatory developed and operated jointly by France (AMU, CNES and CNRS) and Mexico (UNAM and SECIHTI). It is located at the Observatorio Astronómico Nacional on the Sierra de San Pedro Mártir, Baja California, Mexico. View this GCN Circular online at https://gcn.nasa.gov/circulars/44364. --- To unsubscribe, open this link in a web browser: https://gcn.nasa.gov/unsubscribe/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJlbWFpbCI6InZzbmV0L…

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[vsnet-grb-info 42485] GRB 260421B: TRT optical counterpart detection
by GCN Circulars 21 Apr '26

21 Apr '26

TITLE: GCN CIRCULAR NUMBER: 44363 SUBJECT: GRB 260421B: TRT optical counterpart detection DATE: 26/04/21 05:26:32 GMT FROM: L. B. He at NAOC <helb(a)bao.ac.cn> L.B. He (NAOC), K. Noysena, K. Chanchaiworawit, S. Tinyanont (NARIT), S.Y. Fu (HUST), X. Liu, Z.P. Zhu, S.Q. Jiang, J. An, D. Xu (NAOC) report: We observed the field of GRB 260421B detected by Fermi (GCN 44360) and SVOM (zhao et al., GCN 44362), using the 0.7-m telescope of the Thai Robotic Telescope network (TRT), located at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory, Chile (CTO). We obtained a series of frames in the r-band. An uncatalogued source is detected within the Fermi error circle at coordinates R.A. (J2000) = 12:40:00.5 Dec. (J2000) = -17:44:24.5 with an uncertainty of ~ 1.0 arcsec. The source had r = 19.14 +/- 0.07 mag, calibrated with Pan-STARRS DR2 and not corrected for Galactic extinction. No NEO would be at the above position at the observational time by checking MPC. We thus think the source is the optical counterpart of GRB 260421B. View this GCN Circular online at https://gcn.nasa.gov/circulars/44363. --- To unsubscribe, open this link in a web browser: https://gcn.nasa.gov/unsubscribe/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJlbWFpbCI6InZzbmV0L…

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[vsnet-grb-info 42484] GRB 260421B: SVOM detection of a long burst
by GCN Circulars 21 Apr '26

21 Apr '26

TITLE: GCN CIRCULAR NUMBER: 44362 SUBJECT: GRB 260421B: SVOM detection of a long burst DATE: 26/04/21 05:20:23 GMT FROM: SVOM_group <svomgroup(a)bao.ac.cn> D.Zhao (NAOC), H.Goto (RIKEN), W. L. Zhang (PMO), Z. Y. Liu (GZNU) report on behalf of the SVOM mission team: At 2026-04-21T04:13:25 UTC (T0), SVOM/ECLAIRs triggered and located the gamma-ray burst GRB 260421B (SVOM burst-id sb26042105). The Fermi GBM also detected this burst (GCN 44360 & 44361). The following trigger information was received on the ground with low latency by the SVOM VHF Alert Network. The burst was detected both by the Count-Rate Trigger (CRT) and the Image Trigger (IMT), which produced a sequence of 13 alerts. IMT provided the alert with the best signal-to-noise-ratio in the image (SNR) of 30.71 in the [8-120] keV energy band over a time window of 20.48 seconds starting at 2026-04-21T04:13:17. The localization of the best alert is R.A., Dec. 189.9811, -17.7676 degrees (J2000) with a 90% confidence level (C.L.) radius of 3.21 arcmin (including systematic error of 2 arcmin added in quadrature). The SVOM/ECLAIRs light curve showed a multiple peak structure with a T90 duration of about 52.824 (-0.172 +0.169). This burst also triggered SVOM/GRM at 2026-04-21T04:13:21 on a timescale of 1 seconds with an SNR of 7.90. The SVOM/GRM light curve showed a multiple peak structure with a T90 duration of about 20.04 (-0.93 +3.07). SVOM slewed to the burst. SVOM/MXT began observing the field at 2026-04-21T04:18:40 UTC, 315 seconds after T0. Using onboard processed data we found an uncatalogued X-ray source located at R.A., Dec. 190.0318, -17.7566 degrees: R.A. (J2000) = 12h40m07.62s Dec. (J2000) = -17d45m23.69s with a 90% C.L. radius of 97.27 arcseconds. This location is 2.97 arcminutes from the ECLAIRs onboard position. This position may be improved as more data is received. VT began observing the field after the slew. The analysis of the data will be published in a future circular. The Space-based multi-band astronomical Variable Objects Monitor (SVOM) is a China-France joint mission led by the Chinese National Space Administration (CNSA), French Space Agency (CNES), and the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), which is dedicated to observing gamma-ray bursts and other transient phenomena in the energetic universe. SVOM/ECLAIRs was developed jointly by CNES, CEA-IRFU, CNRS-IRAP, CNRS-APC. SVOM/GRM was developed by the Institute of High Energy Physics (IHEP) of CAS. SVOM/MXT was developed jointly by CNES, CEA-IRFU, CNRS-IJCLab, University of Leicester, MPE. The Burst Advocate (BA) on shift for this alert is W. L. Zhang: wlzhang(a)pmo.ac.cn Please contact the BA by email if you require additional information. View this GCN Circular online at https://gcn.nasa.gov/circulars/44362. --- To unsubscribe, open this link in a web browser: https://gcn.nasa.gov/unsubscribe/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJlbWFpbCI6InZzbmV0L…

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[vsnet-grb-info 42483] GRB 260421B: BALROG localization (Fermi Trigger 798437606 / GRB 260421176)
by GCN Circulars 21 Apr '26

21 Apr '26

TITLE: GCN CIRCULAR NUMBER: 44361 SUBJECT: GRB 260421B: BALROG localization (Fermi Trigger 798437606 / GRB 260421176) DATE: 26/04/21 04:54:24 GMT FROM: Jochen Greiner at MPE <jcgrog(a)mpe.mpg.de> T. Preis (University of Innsbruck) & J. Greiner (MPE Garching) report: The public trigdat data of the Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (GBM) trigger 798437606 at 04:13:21 on 21 April 2026 were automatically fitted for spectrum and sky location with BALROG (Burgess et al. 2018, MNRAS 476, 1427; Berlato et al. 2019, ApJ 873, 60). The best-fit position is: RA(2000.0) = 190.5 deg Decl.(2000.0) = -16.5 deg The 1 sigma statistical error radius is 2.2 deg. We estimate an additional systematic error of 1 deg. Further details are available at: https://grb.mpe.mpg.de/grb/GRB260421176/ The Healpix map can be downloaded from: https://grb.mpe.mpg.de/grb/GRB260421176/healpix The location parameters are available as JSON at: https://grb.mpe.mpg.de/grb/GRB260421176/json View this GCN Circular online at https://gcn.nasa.gov/circulars/44361. --- To unsubscribe, open this link in a web browser: https://gcn.nasa.gov/unsubscribe/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJlbWFpbCI6InZzbmV0L…

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[vsnet-grb-info 42482] GRB 260421B: Fermi GBM Final Real-time Localization
by GCN Circulars 21 Apr '26

21 Apr '26

TITLE: GCN CIRCULAR NUMBER: 44360 SUBJECT: GRB 260421B: Fermi GBM Final Real-time Localization DATE: 26/04/21 04:22:36 GMT FROM: Fermi GBM Team at MSFC/Fermi-GBM <do_not_reply(a)GIOC.nsstc.nasa.gov> The Fermi GBM team reports the detection of a likely LONG GRB At 04:13:21 UT on 21 Apr 2026, the Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (GBM) triggered and located GRB 260421B (trigger 798437606.166588 / 260421176). The on-ground calculated location, using the Fermi GBM trigger data, is RA = 188.8, Dec = -17.8 (J2000 degrees, equivalent to J2000 12h 35m, -17d 48'), with a statistical uncertainty of 2.4 degrees. The angle from the Fermi LAT boresight is 58.0 degrees. The skymap can be found here: https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/FTP/fermi/data/gbm/triggers/2026/bn260421176/… The HEALPix FITS file, including the estimated localization systematic, can be found here: https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/FTP/fermi/data/gbm/triggers/2026/bn260421176/… The GBM light curve can be found here: https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/FTP/fermi/data/gbm/triggers/2026/bn260421176/… View this GCN Circular online at https://gcn.nasa.gov/circulars/44360. --- To unsubscribe, open this link in a web browser: https://gcn.nasa.gov/unsubscribe/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJlbWFpbCI6InZzbmV0L…

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[vsnet-grb-info 42481] Fermi GRB 260421A: Global MASTER-Net observations report
by GCN Circulars 21 Apr '26

21 Apr '26

TITLE: GCN CIRCULAR NUMBER: 44359 SUBJECT: Fermi GRB 260421A: Global MASTER-Net observations report DATE: 26/04/21 03:16:41 GMT FROM: Vladimir Lipunov at Moscow State U/Krylov Obs <lipunov(a)xray.sai.msu.ru> V.Lipunov, E.Gorbovskoy, A.Kuznetsov, K.Zhirkov, I.Panchenko, N.Tiurina, P.Balanutsa, V.Topolev, D.Vlasenko, G.Antipov, A.Sankovich, Yu.Tselik, Ya.Kechin, V.Senik, A.Chasovnikov, K.Labsina, I. Gorbunov (Lomonosov MSU), O.Gress, N.Budnev (ISU), C.Francile, F. Podesta, R.Podesta, E. Gonzalez (Observatorio Astronomico Felix Aguilar (OAFA), A. Tlatov, D. Dormidontov (Kislovodsk Solar Station of the Pulkovo Observatory), A.Sosnovskij (CrAO), A. Gabovich, V.Yurkov (Blagoveschensk Educational StateUniversity), D.Buckley (SAAO), R.Rebolo (The Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias), L.Carrasco, J.R.Valdes, V.Chavushyan, V.M.Patino Alvarez, J.Martinez, A.R.Corella, L.H.Rodriguez (INAOE, Guillermo Haro Astrophysics Observatory) MASTER-OAGH robotic telescope [1] located in Mexico (OAGH National Institute for Astrophysics, Optics and Electronics) started inspect of the Fermi GRB 260421A ( Fermi GBM team, GCN 44358) errorbox 3101 sec after notice time and 3131 sec after trigger time at 2026-04-21 03:04:55 UT, with upper limit up to 19.4 mag. Observations started at twilight. The observations began at zenith distance = 47 deg. The sun altitude is -16.0 deg. The galactic latitude b = 54 deg., longitude l = 118 deg. Real time updated cover map and OT discovered available here: https://master.sai.msu.ru/site/master2/observ.php?id=3262778 We obtain a following upper limits. Tmid-T0 | Date Time | Site | Coord (J2000) |Filt.| Expt. | Limit| Comment _________|_____________________|_____________________|____________________________________|_____|_______|_______|________ 3162 | 2026-04-21 03:04:55 | MASTER-OAGH | (13h 20m 14.14s , +62d 00m 28.6s) | C | 60 | 18.8 | 3162 | 2026-04-21 03:04:55 | MASTER-OAGH | (13h 22m 34.25s , +61d 26m 33.6s) | C | 60 | 19.2 | 3234 | 2026-04-21 03:06:08 | MASTER-OAGH | (13h 37m 23.83s , +62d 00m 57.1s) | C | 60 | 18.8 | 3234 | 2026-04-21 03:06:08 | MASTER-OAGH | (13h 39m 43.36s , +61d 26m 60.0s) | C | 60 | 19.2 | 3426 | 2026-04-21 03:09:20 | MASTER-OAGH | (13h 07m 30.22s , +63d 21m 09.2s) | C | 60 | 19.4 | 3426 | 2026-04-21 03:09:20 | MASTER-OAGH | (13h 04m 59.80s , +63d 55m 03.4s) | C | 60 | 19.0 | 3497 | 2026-04-21 03:10:31 | MASTER-OAGH | (13h 25m 34.30s , +63d 20m 22.6s) | C | 60 | 19.4 | 3497 | 2026-04-21 03:10:31 | MASTER-OAGH | (13h 23m 04.46s , +63d 54m 18.8s) | C | 60 | 19.0 | Filter C is a clear (unfiltred) band. The observation and reduction will continue. The message may be cited. [1] - V.M. Lipunov, V.G. Kornilov, E.S. Gorbovskoy, N.A. Tiurina & A.S.Kuznetsov, 2023, Astronomical Robotic Networks and Operative Multichanel Astrophysics, Lomonosov MSU PRESS, 591pp. http : // www.pereplet.ru/lipunov/625.html View this GCN Circular online at https://gcn.nasa.gov/circulars/44359. --- To unsubscribe, open this link in a web browser: https://gcn.nasa.gov/unsubscribe/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJlbWFpbCI6InZzbmV0L…

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[vsnet-grb-info 42480] GRB 260421A: Fermi GBM Final Real-time Localization
by GCN Circulars 21 Apr '26

21 Apr '26

TITLE: GCN CIRCULAR NUMBER: 44358 SUBJECT: GRB 260421A: Fermi GBM Final Real-time Localization DATE: 26/04/21 02:23:18 GMT FROM: Fermi GBM Team at MSFC/Fermi-GBM <do_not_reply(a)GIOC.nsstc.nasa.gov> The Fermi GBM team reports the detection of a likely SHORT GRB At 02:12:44 UT on 21 Apr 2026, the Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (GBM) triggered and located GRB 260421A (trigger 798430369.324586 / 260421092). The on-ground calculated location, using the Fermi GBM trigger data, is RA = 198.8, Dec = 62.9 (J2000 degrees, equivalent to J2000 13h 15m, 62d 53'), with a statistical uncertainty of 8.2 degrees. The angle from the Fermi LAT boresight is 60.0 degrees. The skymap can be found here: https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/FTP/fermi/data/gbm/triggers/2026/bn260421092/… The HEALPix FITS file, including the estimated localization systematic, can be found here: https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/FTP/fermi/data/gbm/triggers/2026/bn260421092/… The GBM light curve can be found here: https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/FTP/fermi/data/gbm/triggers/2026/bn260421092/… View this GCN Circular online at https://gcn.nasa.gov/circulars/44358. --- To unsubscribe, open this link in a web browser: https://gcn.nasa.gov/unsubscribe/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJlbWFpbCI6InZzbmV0L…

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[vsnet-grb-info 42479] EP260321a: VLA radio follow-up
by GCN Circulars 20 Apr '26

20 Apr '26

TITLE: GCN CIRCULAR NUMBER: 44357 SUBJECT: EP260321a: VLA radio follow-up DATE: 26/04/20 21:56:06 GMT FROM: todwyer1(a)jh.edu Tanner O'Dwyer (JHU), Alessandra Corsi (JHU), Gokul Srinivasaragavan (UMD), S. Bradley Cenko (NASA GSFC), Shreya Anand (Stanford.U), Anna Ho (Cornell), Jesper Sollerman (U.Stockholm), Bei Zhou (FemiLab & U.Chicago), Marc Kamionkowski (JHU), Jillian Rastinejad (UMD) Following GCN 44239 we re-observed the field of EP260321a (Huang et al., GCN 44068) with the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) in its A-configuration. Our observations were conducted at about 22 days post trigger at a nominal central frequency of 6 GHz. We report no significant variation of the radio source at a position compatible with that of SN 2026gzf (Corcoran et al., GCN 44105, Rastinejad et al., GCN 44107). View this GCN Circular online at https://gcn.nasa.gov/circulars/44357. --- To unsubscribe, open this link in a web browser: https://gcn.nasa.gov/unsubscribe/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJlbWFpbCI6InZzbmV0L…

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