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GCN Circular 19270

Subject
GRB 160408A: GMG observation limit
Date
2016-04-10T02:50:48Z (8 years ago)
From
Jirong Mao at Yunnan Obs <jirongmao_obs@ynao.ac.cn>
W.-M. Yi, J. Mao and J.-M. Bai (YNAO) report:


We observed the field of GRB 160408A (Evans et al., GCN 19260) with the 2.4-meter optical telescope at Gao-Mei-Gu (GMG) 
station of Yunnan Observatories. Observations began from 15:10:26 UT, Apr. 8th, 2016, about 9 hours after the trigger. 
We did not detect any source at the afterglow position (Levan et al. GCN 19269) down to a limit of R~23.3 mag.
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