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GCN Circular 39119

Subject
Swift GRB250129A: MASTER 4 days observations report
Date
2025-02-02T03:23:05Z (9 days ago)
Edited On
2025-02-02T14:39:22Z (8 days ago)
From
Vladimir Lipunov at Moscow State U/Krylov Obs <lipunov@xray.sai.msu.ru>
Edited By
Judith Racusin at NASA/GSFC <judith.racusin@nasa.gov> on behalf of Vladimir Lipunov at Lomonosov Moscow State University <lipunov@sai.msu.ru>
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V.Lipunov, E.Gorbovskoy, A.Kuznetsov, N.Tiurina,  P.Balanutsa, I.Panchenko, K.Zhirkov, G.Antipov,  A.Sankovich, A.Sosnovskij, Yu.Tselik, Ya.Kechin, V.Senik, V.Topolev, A.Chasovnikov (Lomonosov MSU),
O.Gress, N.Budnev (ISU),
C.Francile,  F. Podesta, R.Podesta, E. Gonzalez  (Observatorio Astronomico Felix Aguilar (OAFA),
D.Buckley (SAAO),
A. Tlatov, D. Dormidontov (Kislovodsk Solar Station of the Pulkovo Observatory),
A. Gabovich, V.Yurkov (Blagoveschensk Educational StateUniversity),
R.Rebolo (The Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias),
L.Carrasco, J.R.Valdes, V.Chavushyan, V.M.Patino Alvarez, J.Martinez, A.R.Corella, L.H.Rodriguez (INAOE, Guillermo Haro Astrophysics Observatory)


The MASTER-OAFA All Sky Camera   located in Argentina (OAFA observatory of San Juan National University) imaged
SWIFT GRB 250129A (A. P. Beardmore et al., GCN 39066) errorbox
 with upper limit up to  ~8 mag (V) at single 5-s images with _prompt_ limit  ~10 mag.

MASTER-OAFA Very Wide Field Camera (VWFC,  MASTER-ShOK camera of  Global MASTER-Net: http://observ.pereplet.ru,
Lipunov, Korniov, Gorbovskoy, Tiurina & Kuznetsov, 2023, Astronomical Robotic Networks and Operative Multichanel Astrophysics, Lomonosov MSU PRESS, 626 pp.)
located in Argentina (OAFA observatory of San Juan National  University)
was pointed to the SWIFT GRB 250129A ( A. P. Beardmore et al., GCN 39066) errorbox 185  sec after trigger time at 2025-01-29 04:48:14 UT, with upper limit up to  ~15  mag.

MASTER500-OAFA robotic telescope  (Global MASTER-Net: http://observ.pereplet.ru)  located in Argentina (OAFA observatory of San Juan National University)
was pointed to the SWIFT GRB 250129A (Francile et al., GCN 39065) errorbox  160 sec after notice time (240sec after trigger time)
at 2025-01-29 04:49:09 UT, with upper limit up to  21.1 mag.

 The observations began at zenith distance = 73 deg. (the sun  altitude  was -41.0 deg.) and were continued at 30, 31 Jan, 01, 02 Feb.


MASTER600-Tunka robotic telescope  located in Russia (Applied Physics Institute, Irkutsk State University) was pointed to the SWIFT GRB 250129A errorbox  40114 sec after notice time (40194 sec after trigger time) at 2025-01-29 15:55:03 UT, with upper limit up to  21.0 mag.
The observations began at zenith distance = 85 deg (the sun  altitude  was -52.8 deg.) and were continued at 30, 31 Jan, 01, 02 Feb 2025.


MASTER-Kislovodsk robotic telescope  located in Russia (Lomonosov MSU, Kislovodsk Solar Station of Pulkovo observatory) was pointed to the SWIFT GRB 250129A errorbox  55139 sec after notice time (55220 sec after trigger time) at 2025-01-29 20:05:29 UT, with upper limit up to  18.9 mag.
The observations began at zenith distance = 83 deg. The sun  altitude  was -59.8 deg.
Observations were continued observations at 30, 31 Jan, 01, 02 Feb.


MASTER-SAAO robotic telescope  located in South Africa (South African Astronomical Observatory) was pointed to the SWIFT GRB 250129A errorbox 62515 sec after notice time (62595 sec after trigger time) at 2025-01-29 22:08:24 UT, with upper limit up to  20.2 mag. The observations began at zenith distance = 81 deg. The sun  altitude  is -39.2 deg.

MASTER OT J131442.41+050150.4 presents from 29 jan (240s after trigger time) up to now (~21.5m, unfiltered) all 4 days with light curve with complicated structure .


The galactic latitude b = 67 deg., longitude l = 319 deg.


Real time updated cover map and discovered OT  are available here:
https://master.sai.msu.ru/site/master2/observ.php?id=2760136

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