GCN Circular 140

GRB980703 H-band Observations

The U. S. Naval Observatory GRB team (A. A. Henden, F. J. Vrba, 
C. B. Luginbuhl, H. H.  Guetter, B. Canzian, S. E. Levine, J. A. Munn),
D. H. Hartmann (Clemson Univ.), and M. C. Jennings (IGPP, UCR visitor)
report:

Observations were obtained with the USNO Flagstaff Station 1.55-m telescope
and IRCAM (Rockwell/NICMOS HgCdTe) camera centered on UT 1998 July 8.459.
A total integration time of 40 minutes was achieved, with a limiting magnitude
of approximately H = 19.4.  No object was detected at the proposed optical
transient position reported by Frail, et. al. (GCN #128).

For further information contact Arne A. Henden at aah@nofs.navy.mil or by
telephone at (520) 779-5132.

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