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GCN Circular 27072

Subject
LIGO/Virgo S200213t: MASTER OT detection in PGC673735
Date
2020-02-14T21:09:13Z (4 years ago)
From
Vladimir Lipunov at Moscow State U/Krylov Obs <lipunov@xray.sai.msu.ru>
V. Lipunov,  P.Balanutsa, E. Gorbovskoy, V.Kornilov, N.Tyurina, A.Kuznetsov,F.Balakin, K.Zhirkov,
V.Vladimirov, D. Vlasenko, I.Gorbunov, D.Zimnukhov, V.Senik, T.Pogrosheva, 
A.Chasovnikov, D.Kuvshinov (Lomonosov Moscow State University, SAI, Physics Department),
O.A. Gres, N.M. Budnev, O.Ershova (Irkutsk State University, API),
R. Podesta, C.Lopez, F. Podesta, C.Francile(Observatorio Astronomico Felix Aguilar OAFA),
H.Levato(Instituto de Ciencias Astronomicas, de la Tierra y del Espacio ICATE),
R. Rebolo, M. Serra(The Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias),
D. Buckley(South African Astronomical Observatory),
V. Yurkov, A. Gabovich, Yu. Sergienko(Blagoveschensk Educational State University)
A. Tlatov, D. Dormidontov (Kislovodsk Solar Station of the Pulkovo Observatory),

MASTER Global Robotic Net (http://observ.pereplet.ru, Lipunov et al., 2010, Advances in Astronomy, vol. 2010, 30L)
covered 1376 square degrees of S299213t (LVC GCN 27042, Lipunov et al. GCN 27041,
https://gcn.gsfc.nasa.gov/other/S200213t.gcn3)
that is equal to 100% of 50%-error-field and 79% of 90%-error-field
https://master.sai.msu.ru/site/master2/ligo_1.php?id=11331


  MASTER OT J095359.98-333736.2 discovery - PSN in 3.3"E,0.7"N of PGC673735

MASTER-SAAO auto-detection system discovered OT source at
(RA, Dec) = 09h 53m 59.98s -33d 37m 36.2s on 2020-02-11.78015 UT.

The OT unfiltered magnitude is 19.0m (mlim=19.7).

The OT is seen in both 2 inspect images. There is no minor planet at this place.

We have reference image on 2015-01-23.98993 UT with unfiltered mlim= 19.9m.

Spectral observations are required.

The discovery and reference images are available at:

Observations and  analysys will be continued.
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