GCN Circular 27083
Subject
GRB 200215A Possible host galaxy in PanSTARRS
Date
2020-02-15T18:13:07Z (4 years ago)
From
Alexander Kann at IAA-CSIC <kann@iaa.es>
D. A. Kann (HETH/IAA-CSIC), and A. de Ugarte Postigo (HETH/IAA-CSIC,
DARK/NBI) report:
In PanSTARRS imaging of the field of GRB 200215A (Bernardini et al., GCN
27079), we find a bright, extended object (1".5 x 1".7) at the edge of
the enhanced XRT error circle given in Bernanrdini et al.
According to the PanSTARRS catalog, the source lies at:
RA = 02:16:19.065 (J2000)
Dec. = +12:46:09.67 (J2000)
The Kron magnitudes in the catalog are given as:
g_PS = 21.73 +/- 0.06,
r_PS = 20.90 +/- 0.07,
i_PS = 20.26 +/- 0.06,
z_PS = 19.89 +/- 0.05,
y_PS = 19.58 +/- 0.10
We suggest this galaxy may be the host galaxy of GRB 200215A, implying a
low redshift.
There is another clear extended galaxy to the east of this source, the
relationship between the two is unclear at this time.
Spectroscopy of these galaxies is encouraged.