{
  "bibcode": "1999GCN...368....1D",
  "body": "GRB990705: Intriguing Positional Coincidences\n\nS. G. Djorgovski, S. R. Kulkarni, F. A. Harrison, J. S. Bloom (Caltech),\nD. A. Frail (NRAO), M. Feroci, L. Piro, E. Costa, and F. Frontera \n(for the BeppoSAX team), report on behalf of the Caltech-NRAO-BeppoSAX \nGRB collaboration:\n\nWe note that GRB990705 (BeppoSAX mail # 99/16 and 99/17) is seen in \nprojection at the outskirts of the Large Magellanic Cloud.  The nearest\ncatalogued LMC object (on the sky) is a planetary nebula MPGN LMC 25,\nwhich is about 17 arcmin away (and well outside the SAX X-ray error circle).\nIf the burst is indeed located in the LMC or its halo, a search for a \nneutrino signal coincident with, or just prior to the GRB even would be \nmost interesting.  \n\nWe also note that an IRAS source, IRAS 05110-7208, which is positionally\ncoincident with a bright (~ 8.8 mag each), close double star on the DSS, \nis located near the edge of the current x-ray error circle, about 96 arcsec \nE and 204 arcsec N of the nominal x-ray center.  It is not yet known if\nthis double star / IRAS source is in the LMC or in our Galaxy.\n\nIf the GRB event was in the LMC or even closer, it may even represent a \nnew type of a GRB phenomenon.\n\nThis note can be cited.",
  "circularId": 368,
  "createdOn": 931211799000,
  "email": "george@oracle.caltech.edu",
  "subject": "GRB990705: Intriguing Positional Coincidences",
  "submitter": "George Djorgovski at Caltech/Palomar  <george@oracle.caltech.edu>",
  "eventId": "GRB 990705"
}