{
  "bibcode": "1998GCN...147....1S",
  "body": "On 1998 July 25.01 UT we obtained B (480 sec), V (420 sec), Rc (300 sec)\nand Ic (360 sec) band images of the proposed host galaxy of GRB980703\n(GCN #137, 139) with the 6-m BTA telescope of SAO-RAS.\nWe reliably detected an extended object - the GRB host galaxy - in all\n4 bands.\nConditions were photometric with seeing of 1.15 arcsec.\nPhotometric calibration were performed using Landolt's star PG2336+004\nand PG2331+055.\n\nPhotometry of the GRB980703 host galaxy on 4 arcsec diameter aperture gave:\n\n    B = 23.04+/-0.09\n    V = 23.02+/-0.10\n    Rc= 22.43+/-0.08\n    Ic= 22.10+/-0.18\n\nAs already reported (GCN #137), the host galaxy is blue.\n\nImages and broadband spectrum of will be posted at\nhttp://www.sao.ru/~zhar/home/GRB/980703.html\n\nThis message can be cited.\n\nV. Sokolov (SAO RAS), S. Zharikov (SAO RAS), I. Panthenko (SAI)\nand the SAX GRB team",
  "circularId": 147,
  "createdOn": 901629801000,
  "email": "sokolov@sao.ru",
  "subject": "GRB980703, Host galaxy multicolor photometry",
  "submitter": "Vladimir Sokolov at SAO RAS  <sokolov@sao.ru>",
  "eventId": "GRB 980703"
}