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GCN Circular 2388

Subject
GRB030913 (=H2849): Confirmation of the Flight Localization
Date
2003-09-18T01:04:21Z (21 years ago)
From
Roland Vanderspek at MIT <roland@space.mit.edu>
GRB030913 (=H2849): Confirmation of the Flight Localization

T. Donaghy, M. Suzuki, C. Graziani, D. Lamb, G. Ricker, N. Kawai, and S. Woosley on 
behalf of the HETE Science Team;

G. Prigozhin, J. Doty, A. Dullighan, N. Butler, J. Villasenor,
G. Crew, R. Vanderspek, T. Cline, J.G. Jernigan, G. Azzibrouck,
J. Braga, R. Manchanda, and G. Pizzichini, on behalf of the HETE
Operations and HETE Optical-SXC Teams;

Y. Shirasaki, M. Matsuoka, T. Tamagawa, T. Sakamoto, A. Yoshida,
K. Torii, Y. Nakagawa, D. Takahashi, R. Satoh, Y. Urata, E. Fenimore,
M. Galassi, on behalf of the HETE WXM Team;

J-L Atteia, C. Barraud, M. Boer, J-F Olive, J-P Dezalay, and K. Hurley
on behalf of the HETE FREGATE Team;

After extensive ground analysis of the WXM data for GRB030913 (=H2849),
we have succeeded in localizing this burst.  The WXM localization based
on ground analysis can be expressed as a 90% confidence circle that is
12 arcminutes in radius and is centered at

  WXM-Ground:   RA = +20h 58m 07.4s, Dec = -02d 21' 54" (J2000).

GRB030913 was too faint to be localized by the SXC.

The WXM ground localization confirms the flight localization reported 
in a GCN Position Notice on 2003 13 Sep at 17:07:35 UT, 37 sec after 
the burst and in GCN Circular 2383Not found
 
 
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Therefore, if you observed the flight localization of GRB030913, we
strongly encourage you to examine your observations for the optical
afterglow or to set limits on the brightness of any optical afterglow.

Further information for GRB030913, including a light curve and a sky map, 
is provided at the following URL:

  http://space.mit.edu/HETE/Bursts/GRB030913

This message may be cited.

[GCN OPS NOTE (18sep03):  C.Graziani was added to the author list.]