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GCN Circular 36234

Subject
LIGO/Virgo/KAGRA S240422ed: Global MASTER-Net observations report
Date
2024-04-22T21:49:15Z (7 months 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) started inspect of the LIGO/Virgo/KAGRA S240422ed errorbox 107 sec after trigger time at 2024-04-22 21:37:00 UT, with upper limit up to  17.0 mag. The observations began at zenith distance = 65 deg. The sun  altitude  is -66.1 deg. 

The galactic latitude b =  3 deg., longitude l = 244 deg.


Real time updated cover map and OT discovered available here: 
https://master.sai.msu.ru/site/master2/ligo_1.php?id=19616

We obtain a following upper limits.  

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

     117 | 2024-04-22 21:37:00 |         MASTER-SAAO | (08h 09m 16.32s , -21d 44m 57.4s) |   C |    20 | 17.0 |        
     117 | 2024-04-22 21:37:00 |         MASTER-SAAO | (08h 07m 19.65s , -21d 32m 16.2s) |   C |    20 | 16.9 |        
Filter C is a clear (unfiltred) band. 


The observation and reduction will continue. 
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