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GCN Circular 18673

Subject
GRB 130831A: MASTER early OT detection and LC
Date
2015-12-07T14:17:09Z (8 years ago)
From
Vladimir Lipunov at Moscow State U/Krylov Obs <lipunov@xray.sai.msu.ru>
E.Gorbovskoy, V. Lipunov,  N.Tyurina, V.Kornilov,
P.Balanutsa, A.Kuznetsov, D.Kuvshinov
Lomonosov Moscow State University, Sternberg Astronomical Institute

K.Ivanov, S.Yazev, N.M.Budnev, O.Gres, O.Chuvalaev, V.A.Poleshchuk
Irkutsk State University

After this observation night there was no electricity at the
Tunka observatory for a few days . Therefore, the data were not immediately available. We
forgot to check  the follow-up after power is restored and rediscovered
this source as optical transient  during the data reprocessing of the
present time.

MASTER II  robotic telescope (MASTER-Net: http://observ.pereplet.ru)
located in Tunka was pointed to the  GRB130831A 58 sec after trigger
time at 2013-08-31 13:05:14 UT. On our second (20s exposure 120 sec after
trigger)  set we
found 1 optical transient within SWIFT error-box (ra=23 54 36 dec=+29 27
00 r=0.05) brighter then 15.1.


  T-Tmid      Date      Time       Expt.      Ra                Dec           Mag   
-------|-----------|----------|-------|-----------------|-----------------|-------  
   130   2013-08-31  13:06:16      20    23h 54m 29.82s   +29d 25m 47.1s     14.34  

The 5-sigma upper limit has been about 15.1mag

The automatic reduction data are below:

date          time                  coord2000          Exp.  Polaroid    mag     err
                UT                                       s
2013-08-31 13:05:13           -               -         10	P/     >15.4
2013-08-31 13:05:14           -               -         10	P\     >15.5
2013-08-31 13:06:14.969 23h 54m 29.77s  +29d 25m 46s.5  20	P/	14.19   0.13
2013-08-31 13:06:16.09  23h 54m 29.82s  +29d 25m 47s.1  20	P\	14.34   0.15
2013-08-31 13:07:37.707 23h 54m 29.94s  +29d 25m 46s.6  40	P	13.70   0.07
2013-08-31 13:07:38.411 23h 54m 29.89s , +29d 25m 46s.3 40	P	14.08   0.08
2013-08-31 13:09:21.157 23h 54m 29.87s , +29d 25m 46s.5 60	P	13.96   0.06
2013-08-31 13:09:22.329 23h 54m 29.86s , +29d 25m 46s.3 60	P	14.17   0.06
2013-08-31 13:11:11.731 23h 54m 29.87s , +29d 25m 46s.8 80	P	13.96   0.05
2013-08-31 13:11:12.656 23h 54m 29.87s , +29d 25m 46s.4 80	P	14.05   0.04
2013-08-31 13:13:26.831 23h 54m 29.87s , +29d 25m 46s.4 110     P	13.14   0.02
2013-08-31 13:13:26.904 23h 54m 29.87s , +29d 25m 46s.7 110     P	13.23   0.01
2013-08-31 13:16:22.741 23h 54m 29.88s , +29d 25m 46s.4 140     P	12.76   0.01
2013-08-31 13:16:23.769 23h 54m 29.89s , +29d 25m 46s.7 140     P	12.79   0.01
2013-08-31 13:19:48.725 23h 54m 29.88s , +29d 25m 46s.5 180     P	13.10   0.01
2013-08-31 13:19:49.319 23h 54m 29.89s , +29d 25m 46s.6 180     P	13.03   0.01
2013-08-31 13:23:42.166 23h 54m 29.89s , +29d 25m 46s.6 180     P	13.44   0.01
2013-08-31 13:23:43.007 23h 54m 29.89s , +29d 25m 46s.6 180     P	13.40   0.01
2013-08-31 13:27:40.436 23h 54m 29.90s , +29d 25m 46s.5 180     P	13.80   0.01
2013-08-31 13:27:41.309 23h 54m 29.89s , +29d 25m 46s.7 180     P	13.79   0.01
2013-08-31 13:31:39.264 23h 54m 29.88s , +29d 25m 46s.7 180     P	14.08   0.02
2013-08-31 13:31:39.957 23h 54m 29.88s , +29d 25m 46s.8 180     P	14.12   0.01
2013-08-31 13:36:03.651 23h 54m 29.89s , +29d 25m 46s.4 180     P	14.44   0.02
2013-08-31 13:36:04.486 23h 54m 29.89s , +29d 25m 46s.5 180     P	14.51   0.02
2013-08-31 13:39:59.065 23h 54m 29.88s , +29d 25m 46s.6 180     P	14.55   0.02
2013-08-31 13:39:59.918 23h 54m 29.89s , +29d 25m 46s.7 180     P	14.53   0.02
2013-08-31 13:44:00.574 23h 54m 29.89s , +29d 25m 46s.7 180     P	14.72   0.02
2013-08-31 13:44:01.425 23h 54m 29.89s , +29d 25m 46s.6 180     P	14.78   0.03
2013-08-31 13:48:10.668 23h 54m 29.91s , +29d 25m 46s.5 180     P	14.94   0.03
2013-08-31 13:48:11.488 23h 54m 29.87s , +29d 25m 46s.5 180     P	14.95   0.02
2013-08-31 13:52:19.736 23h 54m 29.89s , +29d 25m 46s.3 180     P	14.97   0.03
2013-08-31 13:52:20.267 23h 54m 29.88s , +29d 25m 46s.3 180     P	14.99   0.03
2013-08-31 13:56:25.283 23h 54m 29.89s , +29d 25m 46s.7 180     P	15.11   0.03
2013-08-31 13:56:25.394 23h 54m 29.88s , +29d 25m 46s.6 180     P	15.05   0.03
2013-08-31 14:00:30.776 23h 54m 29.88s , +29d 25m 46s.7 180     P	15.16   0.03
2013-08-31 14:00:31.465 23h 54m 29.88s , +29d 25m 46s.6 180     P	15.13   0.03
2013-08-31 14:04:35.057 23h 54m 29.88s , +29d 25m 46s.5 180     P	15.18   0.03
2013-08-31 14:04:37.274 23h 54m 29.90s , +29d 25m 46s.8 180     P	15.10   0.03
2013-08-31 14:08:42.051 23h 54m 29.88s , +29d 25m 46s.6 180     P	15.18   0.03
2013-08-31 14:08:42.358 23h 54m 29.89s , +29d 25m 46s.8 180     P	15.18   0.03
2013-08-31 14:13:16.808 23h 54m 29.88s , +29d 25m 46s.5 180     P	15.16   0.03
2013-08-31 14:13:17.534 23h 54m 29.87s , +29d 25m 46s.6 180     P	15.19   0.03
2013-08-31 14:17:26.33  23h 54m 29.88s , +29d 25m 46s.6 180     P	15.22   0.03
2013-08-31 14:17:26.78  23h 54m 29.89s , +29d 25m 46s.7 180     P	15.16   0.03
2013-08-31 14:21:33.6   23h 54m 29.87s , +29d 25m 46s.4 180     P	15.33   0.03
2013-08-31 14:21:34.446 23h 54m 29.89s , +29d 25m 46s.6 180     P	15.27   0.03
2013-08-31 14:26:01.003 23h 54m 29.90s , +29d 25m 46s.7 180     P	15.37   0.03
2013-08-31 14:26:01.882 23h 54m 29.89s , +29d 25m 46s.5 180     P	15.30   0.03
2013-08-31 14:29:49.129 23h 54m 29.89s , +29d 25m 46s.7 180     P	15.45   0.03
2013-08-31 14:29:50.359 23h 54m 29.87s , +29d 25m 46s.7 180     P	15.39   0.03
2013-08-31 14:33:42.843 23h 54m 29.90s , +29d 25m 46s.4 180     P	15.47   0.03
2013-08-31 14:33:43.028 23h 54m 29.89s , +29d 25m 47s.0 180     P	15.46   0.04
2013-08-31 14:37:43.134 23h 54m 29.87s , +29d 25m 46s.4 180     P	15.52   0.04
2013-08-31 14:37:44.1   23h 54m 29.87s , +29d 25m 46s.6 180     P	15.42   0.04
2013-08-31 14:41:37.936 23h 54m 29.90s , +29d 25m 46s.5 180     P	15.66   0.04
2013-08-31 14:41:40.554 23h 54m 29.90s , +29d 25m 46s.5 180     P	15.57   0.04
2013-08-31 14:45:27.386 23h 54m 29.89s , +29d 25m 46s.4 180     P	15.71   0.04
2013-08-31 14:45:28.83  23h 54m 29.92s , +29d 25m 46s.7 180     P	15.54   0.04
2013-08-31 14:49:23.464 23h 54m 29.88s , +29d 25m 46s.6 180     P	15.70   0.04
2013-08-31 14:49:24.934 23h 54m 29.89s , +29d 25m 46s.6 180     P	15.58   0.04
2013-08-31 14:53:18.194 23h 54m 29.88s , +29d 25m 46s.4 180     P	15.66   0.04
2013-08-31 14:53:18.686 23h 54m 29.90s , +29d 25m 46s.8 180     P	15.58   0.04
2013-08-31 14:57:36.995 23h 54m 29.87s , +29d 25m 46s.3 180     P	15.76   0.04
2013-08-31 14:57:37.418 23h 54m 29.90s , +29d 25m 46s.6 180     P	15.63   0.04
2013-08-31 15:01:42.896 23h 54m 29.91s , +29d 25m 46s.3 180     P	15.88   0.05
2013-08-31 15:01:43.521 23h 54m 29.92s , +29d 25m 46s.6 180     P	15.69   0.04
2013-08-31 15:05:42.207 23h 54m 29.88s , +29d 25m 46s.6 180     P	15.95   0.04
2013-08-31 15:05:43.764 23h 54m 29.89s , +29d 25m 46s.7 180     P	15.75   0.04
2013-08-31 15:09:53.777 23h 54m 29.89s , +29d 25m 46s.4 180     P	15.93   0.05
2013-08-31 15:09:54.9   23h 54m 29.90s , +29d 25m 46s.5 180     P	15.84   0.05
2013-08-31 15:14:14.225 23h 54m 29.90s , +29d 25m 46s.5 180     P	16.04   0.05
2013-08-31 15:14:14.636 23h 54m 29.88s , +29d 25m 46s.5 180     P	15.90   0.05
2013-08-31 15:18:32.515 23h 54m 29.88s , +29d 25m 46s.4 180     P	15.98   0.05
2013-08-31 15:18:32.972 23h 54m 29.62s , +29d 25m 46s.7 180     P	16.80   0.08
2013-08-31 15:22:42.728 23h 54m 29.86s , +29d 25m 46s.4 180     P	16.13   0.05
2013-08-31 15:22:43.005 23h 54m 29.72s , +29d 25m 47s.5 180     P	16.50   0.08
2013-08-31 15:27:06.639 23h 54m 29.88s , +29d 25m 46s.1 180     P	16.23   0.06
2013-08-31 15:27:07.166 23h 54m 29.90s , +29d 25m 46s.6 180     P	15.99   0.06
2013-08-31 15:31:14.164 23h 54m 29.89s , +29d 25m 46s.5 180     P	16.32   0.06
2013-08-31 15:31:14.663 23h 54m 29.89s , +29d 25m 47s.1 180     P	16.06   0.06
2013-08-31 15:35:08.964 23h 54m 29.87s , +29d 25m 46s.4 180     P	16.39   0.07
2013-08-31 15:35:10.803 23h 54m 29.97s , +29d 25m 49s.0 180     P	16.83   0.10
2013-08-31 15:39:37.457 23h 54m 29.89s , +29d 25m 46s.7 180     P	16.47   0.07
2013-08-31 15:39:38.229 23h 54m 29.84s , +29d 25m 48s.1 180     P	16.73   0.10
2013-08-31 15:43:50.963 23h 54m 29.89s , +29d 25m 46s.6 180     P	16.51   0.07
2013-08-31 15:43:51.628 23h 54m 29.68s , +29d 25m 46s.2 180     P	17.30   0.14
2013-08-31 15:47:41.439 23h 54m 29.92s , +29d 25m 46s.8 180     P	16.41   0.08
2013-08-31 15:47:41.868 23h 54m 29.70s , +29d 25m 46s.3 180     P	16.70   0.10
2013-08-31 15:51:28.744 23h 54m 29.89s , +29d 25m 46s.7 180     P	16.57   0.08
2013-08-31 15:51:29.974 23h 54m 29.69s , +29d 25m 45s.8 180     P	16.99   0.12
2013-08-31 15:55:28.935 23h 54m 29.91s , +29d 25m 46s.6 180     P	16.68   0.11
2013-08-31 15:55:29.91  23h 54m 29.92s , +29d 25m 46s.6 180     P	16.36   0.10
2013-08-31 15:59:32.081 23h 54m 29.88s , +29d 25m 46s.5 180     P	16.78   0.09
2013-08-31 15:59:32.882 23h 54m 29.77s , +29d 25m 45s.2 180     P	16.75   0.10
2013-08-31 16:03:45.019 23h 54m 29.89s , +29d 25m 46s.2 180     P	16.71   0.09
2013-08-31 16:03:45.878 23h 54m 29.73s , +29d 25m 49s.2 180     P	16.98   0.13
2013-08-31 16:03:45.878 23h 54m 29.67s , +29d 25m 45s.0 180     P	17.21   0.14
2013-08-31 16:07:40.752 23h 54m 29.87s , +29d 25m 46s.7 180     P	16.68   0.10
2013-08-31 16:07:40.756 23h 54m 29.85s , +29d 25m 46s.9 180     P	16.53   0.11
2013-08-31 16:11:45.003 23h 54m 29.89s , +29d 25m 46s.5 180     P	16.65   0.09
2013-08-31 16:11:46.074 23h 54m 29.68s , +29d 25m 47s.0 180     P	16.51   0.11
2013-08-31 16:16:04.472 23h 54m 29.89s , +29d 25m 46s.2 180     P	16.90   0.11
2013-08-31 16:16:05.21  23h 54m 29.71s , +29d 25m 46s.2 180     P	17.15   0.14
2013-08-31 16:20:16.552 23h 54m 29.88s , +29d 25m 46s.4 180     P	16.71   0.09
2013-08-31 16:20:16.892 23h 54m 29.90s , +29d 25m 47s.3 180     P	16.63   0.12
2013-08-31 16:24:28.011 23h 54m 29.92s , +29d 25m 46s.2 180     P	16.74   0.12
2013-08-31 16:24:28.419 23h 54m 29.64s , +29d 25m 46s.9 180     P	17.97   0.22
2013-08-31 16:28:38.273 23h 54m 29.91s , +29d 25m 46s.3 180     P	16.75   0.11
2013-08-31 16:28:39.181 23h 54m 29.66s , +29d 25m 47s.7 180     P	17.10   0.16
2013-08-31 16:32:35.03  23h 54m 29.88s , +29d 25m 46s.4 180     P	17.03   0.12
2013-08-31 16:36:41.311 23h 54m 29.91s , +29d 25m 46s.9 180     P	16.88   0.13
2013-08-31 16:36:41.982 23h 54m 29.90s , +29d 25m 45s.2 180     P	16.91   0.14
2013-08-31 16:40:40.333 23h 54m 29.85s , +29d 25m 46s.5 180     P	17.07   0.15
2013-08-31 16:40:40.788 23h 54m 29.80s , +29d 25m 46s.5 180     P	18.57   0.32


The automatic  light curve is available at
http://observ.pereplet.ru/images/GRB130831A.jpg

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