GCN Circular 1481
Subject
GRB020812: possible afterglow candidate
Event
Date
2002-08-13T22:53:01Z (23 years ago)
From
Alexei Pozanenko at IKI, Moscow <apozanen@iki.rssi.ru>
There was a misprint in GCN 1479 in the name of GRB.
The corrected text is below.
A.Pozanenko (IKI), S.Bondar' (Kosmoten), G.Beskin (SAO) and V. Rumyantsev
(CrAO) report:
We have observed the entire error box of GRB020812 with 600mm automated
telescope TT600 of Kosmoten observatory. Observation started after HETE
Ground Analysis (HETE 2257, Seq_Num: 3). Unfiltered mosaic images were
obtained on Aug 12 between 18:52 - 18:55 (UT) with image exposure of 2.56
sec. Limiting magnitude of the observation is about 16.5.
We have found a new object, which is not present on DSS.
The coordinates of the object are:
RA= 20h38m51s DEC= -05o31'14" (J2000)
with uncertainty of 4" in both coordinates.
Using USNO-A2.0 we estimate brightness of the object about 14.5 m.
We have no images taken later, so the nature of the object in unclear.
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