GCN Circular 392
Subject
BeppoSAX ALERT GRB990806: Summer GRB
Date
1999-08-06T22:21:05Z (25 years ago)
From
Luigi Piro at IAS/CNR Frascati <piro@alpha1.ias.rm.cnr.it>
Luigi Piro, BeppoSAX Mission Scientist, reports:
BeppoSAX MAIL n. 99/21: GRB ALERT (GRB990806: Summer GRB)
Date: Aug.6, 1999, 16:28 UT
On Aug.6, 14:28:07 UT a GRB (GRB990806) was detected
simultaneously by the GRBM and WFC of BeppoSAX (also BATSE trigger 7701).
The refined coordinates from WFC are:
R.A.(2000) = 47.6479 degrees = 03h 10m 35.5s
Decl.(2000) = -68.1143 degrees = -68d 06' 51.4"
i.e. 0.4' from the previous preliminary position.
The error radius is 3'
We are planning a follow-up with NFI.