{
  "body": "J. T. Palmerio (GEPI / Paris Obs. and IAP), D. B. Malesani (Radboud Univ. and DAWN/NBI),  A. Saccardi (GEPI / Paris Obs.), L. Izzo (INAF/OACn & DARK/NBI), P. Schady (Univ. Bath), A. de Ugarte Postigo (OCA) report on behalf of the STARGATE collaboration:\n\nWe observed the optical afterglow candidate of GRB 230628E (Malesani et al. GCN 34118) with the ESO VLT UT3 (Melipal) equipped with the X-shooter spectrograph.\nSpectroscopy was carried out, covering the wavelength range 3000-21000 AA, and consisting of 4 exposures of 600 s each. The observation mid time was 2023 June 29 at 01:05 UT (~2.7 hours after the GRB).\n\nOnly a faint continuum is detected from this source down to ~3700 Angstrom, which allows us to set a redshift upper limit z <~ 2.\nWe note a possible, very faint emission feature at ~15550 Angstrom but in the absence of other associated emission features, we do not derive a redshift from this.\n\nWe acknowledge expert support from the observing staff in Paranal, in particular Eleonora Sani, Thomas Romain, Ditte Slumstrup, and Thomas Rivinius.",
  "createdOn": 1688043951492,
  "subject": "GRB 230628E - VLT spectroscopic observations",
  "submitter": "J. T. Palmerio at Observatoire de Paris - GEPI <jesse.palmerio@obspm.fr>",
  "eventId": "GRB 230628E",
  "circularId": 34122,
  "bibcode": "2023GCN.34122....1P"
}