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GCN Circular 33976

Subject
LIGO/Virgo S230615af: Global MASTER-Net observations report
Date
2023-06-16T06:55:04Z (a year ago)
From
Vladimir Lipunov at Moscow State U/Krylov Obs <lipunov@xray.sai.msu.ru>
V. Lipunov, V.Kornilov, E.Gorbovskoy, K.Zhirkov, N.Tyurina, P.Balanutsa, A.Kuznetsov, D. Vlasenko, 
G.Antipov, D.Zimnukhov, V.Senik, E.Minkina, A.Chasovnikov, V.Topolev, D.Kuvshinov,  D.Cheryasov, Ya.Kechin
(Lomonosov Moscow State University, SAI, Physics Department),

R. Podesta, C.Lopez, F. Podesta, C.Francile 
(Observatorio Astronomico Felix Aguilar OAFA),

R. Rebolo, M. Serra 
(The Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias),

D. Buckley 
(South African Astronomical Observatory),

O.A. Gres, N.M. Budnev
(Irkutsk State University, API),

L.Carrasco, J.R.Valdes, V.Chavushyan, V.M.Patino Alvarez, J.Martinez, A.R.Corella, L.H.Rodriguez 
(INAOE, Guillermo Haro Astrophysics Observatory),

A. Tlatov, D. Dormidontov 
(Kislovodsk Solar Station of the Pulkovo Observatory),

A. Gabovich, V.Yurkov 
(Blagoveschensk Educational State University)


MASTER-OAFA robotic telescope  (Global MASTER-Net: http://observ.pereplet.ru, Lipunov et al., 2010, Advances in Astronomy, vol. 2010, 30L)  located in Argentina (OAFA observatory of San Juan National University) started inspect of the LIGO/Virgo S230615af errorbox  57882 sec after notice time and 57927 sec after trigger time at 2023-06-16 04:59:37 UT, with upper limit up to  19.1 mag. The observations began at zenith distance = 68 deg. The sun  altitude  is -80.6 deg. 

The galactic latitude b =  3 deg., longitude l = 94 deg.


Real time updated cover map and OT discovered available here: 
https://master.sai.msu.ru/site/master2/ligo_1.php?id=12032

We obtain a following upper limits.  

Tmid-T0  |      Date Time      |          Site       |             Coord (J2000)          |Filt.| Expt. | Limit| Comment
_________|_____________________|_____________________|____________________________________|_____|_______|_______|________

   58017 | 2023-06-16 04:59:37 |         MASTER-OAFA | (13h 13m 03.13s , -13d 22m 17.5s) |   C |   180 | 19.1 |        
   59033 | 2023-06-16 05:16:33 |         MASTER-OAFA | (13h 13m 02.95s , -13d 21m 33.4s) |   C |   180 | 19.0 |        
Filter C is a clear (unfiltred) band. 


The observation and reduction will continue. 
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