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GCN Circular 35107

Subject
Swift GRB231118.72: Global MASTER-Net observations report
Date
2023-11-18T20:34:40Z (a year ago)
From
Vladimir Lipunov at Moscow State U/Krylov Obs <lipunov@xray.sai.msu.ru>
Via
legacy email
V. Lipunov, V.Kornilov, E. Gorbovskoy, K. Zhirkov, N.Tyurina, P.Balanutsa, A.Kuznetsov, V.Senik,  D. Vlasenko,
G.Antipov, D.Zimnukhov, E.Minkina, A.Chasovnikov, V.Topolev, D.Kuvshinov, D. Cheryasov, Ya.Kechin, Yu.Tselik, A. Sosnovskij
(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. Gress, N.M. Budnev, O.Ershova
(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),

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

MASTER-SAAO robotic telescope  (Global MASTER-Net: http://observ.pereplet.ru, Lipunov et al., 2010, Advances in Astronomy, vol. 2010, 30L)  located in South Africa (South African Astronomical Observatory) was pointed to the Swift GRB231118.72 (trigger No 1197311,00h 19m 22.32s , -48d 02m 06.0s, R=0.05) errorbox  10975 sec after notice time and 10996 sec after trigger time at 2023-11-18 20:19:50 UT, with upper limit up to  19.2 mag. The observations began at zenith distance = 21 deg. The sun  altitude  is -30.8 deg. 

The galactic latitude b = -69 deg., longitude l = 317 deg.


Real time updated cover map and OT discovered available here: 
https://master.sai.msu.ru/site/master2/observ.php?id=2309315

We obtain a following upper limits.  

Tmid-T0  |          Site       |Filt.| Expt. | Limit| Comment
_________|_____________________|_____|_______|______|________

   11087 |         MASTER-SAAO |   C |   180 | 19.2 |        
   11298 |         MASTER-SAAO |   C |   180 | 19.2 |        
   11437 |         MASTER-SAAO |   C |    60 | 18.9 |        
   11517 |         MASTER-SAAO |   C |    60 | 18.5 |        
Filter C is a clear (unfiltred) band. 


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