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GCN Circular 39838

Subject
GRB 250322A: MASTER optical observation
Date
2025-03-22T18:47:54Z (5 days ago)
From
Vladimir Lipunov at Moscow State U/Krylov Obs <lipunov@xray.sai.msu.ru>
Via
email

V.Lipunov, E.Gorbovskoy, A.Kuznetsov, G.Antipov,D.Vlasenko,K.Zhirkov, P.Balanutsa, N.Tyurina, Ya.Kechin,
A.Chasovnikov, V.Topolev, V.Senik, K.Labzina (Lomonosov MSU),
D.Buckley (SAAO),
C.Francile,  F. Podesta, R.Podesta, E. Gonzalez (Observatorio Astronomico Felix Aguilar (OAFA),
A.Sosnovskij (Crao RAS),
O.Gress, N.Budnev, O.Ershova (ISU),
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)

MASTER-SAAO robotic telescope  (Global MASTER-Net: http://observ.pereplet.ru, Lipunov et al., 2010, Advances in Astronomy, vol. 2010, 30L)
located in South African Astronomical Observatory was pointed to the SWIFT (GCN 39835, Gupta et al.)
GRB250322A (trigger No 1297832,07h 06m 56.00s , +07d 11m 56.0s, R=0.05) errorbox
4876 sec after notice time (5017 sec after trigger time) at 2025-03-22 17:29:49 UT,with upper limit up to  18.5 mag.
 Observations started at twilight.
The observations began at zenith distance = 39 deg. The sun  altitude  is -9.8 deg.

The galactic latitude b =  7 deg., longitude l = 209 deg.

Real time updated cover map and OT discovered available here:
https://master.sai.msu.ru/site/master2/observ.php?id=2820337

We obtain the following upper limits.

Tmid-T0  |          Site       |Filt.| Expt. | Limit| Comment
    5032 |         MASTER-SAAO |   C |    30 | 16.7 |
    5077 |         MASTER-SAAO |   C |   120 | 17.4 |  Coadd
    5082 |         MASTER-SAAO |   C |    30 | 16.8 |
    5146 |         MASTER-SAAO |   C |    60 | 16.9 |
    5226 |         MASTER-SAAO |   C |    60 | 17.0 |
    5320 |         MASTER-SAAO |   C |    90 | 17.0 |
    5415 |         MASTER-SAAO |   C |    60 | 17.4 |
    5494 |         MASTER-SAAO |   C |    60 | 17.4 |
    5559 |         MASTER-SAAO |   C |    30 | 17.4 |
    5604 |         MASTER-SAAO |   C |   120 | 18.2 |  Coadd
    5608 |         MASTER-SAAO |   C |    30 | 17.5 |
    5672 |         MASTER-SAAO |   C |    60 | 17.6 |
    5752 |         MASTER-SAAO |   C |    60 | 17.7 |
    5812 |         MASTER-SAAO |   C |   180 | 18.3 |  Coadd
    5831 |         MASTER-SAAO |   C |    60 | 17.8 |
    5910 |         MASTER-SAAO |   C |    60 | 17.8 |
    6020 |         MASTER-SAAO |   C |   120 | 17.6 |
    6129 |         MASTER-SAAO |   C |    60 | 17.8 |
    6209 |         MASTER-SAAO |   C |    60 | 17.9 |
    6289 |         MASTER-SAAO |   C |    60 | 17.9 |
    6398 |         MASTER-SAAO |   C |   120 | 17.8 |
    6537 |         MASTER-SAAO |   C |   120 | 17.8 |
    6677 |         MASTER-SAAO |   C |   120 | 17.9 |
    6816 |         MASTER-SAAO |   C |   120 | 17.9 |
    6961 |         MASTER-SAAO |   C |   120 | 17.7 |
    7036 |         MASTER-SAAO |   C |   270 | 18.1 |  Coadd
    7100 |         MASTER-SAAO |   C |   120 | 17.6 |
    7194 |         MASTER-SAAO |   C |    30 | 17.8 |
    7243 |         MASTER-SAAO |   C |    30 | 17.9 |
    7273 |         MASTER-SAAO |   C |    90 | 18.5 |  Coadd
    7292 |         MASTER-SAAO |   C |    30 | 17.8 |
    7342 |         MASTER-SAAO |   C |    30 | 17.8 |
    7391 |         MASTER-SAAO |   C |    30 | 17.9 |
    7421 |         MASTER-SAAO |   C |    90 | 18.4 |  Coadd
    7440 |         MASTER-SAAO |   C |    30 | 17.8 |
    7490 |         MASTER-SAAO |   C |    30 | 17.8 |
    7539 |         MASTER-SAAO |   C |    30 | 17.8 |
    7569 |         MASTER-SAAO |   C |    90 | 18.5 |  Coadd
    7588 |         MASTER-SAAO |   C |    30 | 17.8 |
    7637 |         MASTER-SAAO |   C |    30 | 17.9 |
    7687 |         MASTER-SAAO |   C |    30 | 17.7 |
    7736 |         MASTER-SAAO |   C |    30 | 17.8 |
Filter C is a clear (unfiltred) band.


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