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GCN Circular 35760

Subject
Fermi GRB 240220A: Global MASTER-Net observations report
Date
2024-02-20T11:30:34Z (2 months ago)
From
Vladimir Lipunov at Moscow State U/Krylov Obs <lipunov@xray.sai.msu.ru>
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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-Amur robotic telescope  (Global MASTER-Net: http://observ.pereplet.ru, Lipunov et al., 2010, Advances in Astronomy, vol. 2010, 30L)  located in Russia (Blagoveshchensk State Pedagogical University) started inspect of the Fermi GRB 240220A ( Fermi GBM team, GCN 35759Not found
 
 
) errorbox  308 sec after notice time and 342 sec after trigger time at 2024-02-20 11:21:06 UT, with upper limit up to  17.5 mag. The observations began at zenith distance = 37 deg. The sun  altitude  is -24.0 deg. 

The galactic latitude b = -22 deg., longitude l = 164 deg.


Real time updated cover map and OT discovered available here: 
https://master.sai.msu.ru/site/master2/observ.php?id=2382619

We obtain a following upper limits.  

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

     372 | 2024-02-20 11:21:06 |         MASTER-Amur | (03h 32m 28.27s , +23d 57m 23.1s) |   C |    60 | 17.4 |        
     452 | 2024-02-20 11:22:25 |         MASTER-Amur | (03h 41m 17.33s , +23d 56m 30.1s) |   C |    60 | 17.5 |        
Filter C is a clear (unfiltred) band. 


The observation and reduction will continue. 
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