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GCN Circular 41621

Subject
EP250831a: Global MASTER-Net observations report
Date
2025-08-31T21:09:50Z (24 days ago)
From
Vladimir Lipunov at Moscow State U/Krylov Obs <lipunov@xray.sai.msu.ru>
Via
email
V.Lipunov, E.Gorbovskoy, A.Kuznetsov, K.Zhirkov, I.Panchenko, N.Tiurina, P.Balanutsa, V.Topolev, D.Vlasenko, 
G.Antipov,  A.Sankovich, Yu.Tselik, Ya.Kechin, V.Senik, A.Chasovnikov, K.Labsina, I. Gorbunov (Lomonosov MSU),
O.Gress, N.Budnev (ISU),
C.Francile,  F. Podesta, R.Podesta, E. Gonzalez  (Observatorio Astronomico Felix Aguilar (OAFA),
A. Tlatov, D. Dormidontov (Kislovodsk Solar Station of the Pulkovo Observatory),
A.Sosnovskij (CrAO),
A. Gabovich, V.Yurkov (Blagoveschensk Educational StateUniversity),
D.Buckley (SAAO),
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 Africa (South African Astronomical Observatory) was pointed to the EP250831a ( EP Team et al., GCN 41619) errorbox  21491 sec after notice time and 40170 sec after trigger time at 2025-08-31 20:58:42 UT, with upper limit up to  18.8 mag. The observations began at zenith distance = 70 deg. The sun  altitude  is -56.9 deg. 

The galactic latitude b = -63 deg., longitude l = 239 deg.


Real time updated cover map and OT discovered available here: 
https://master.sai.msu.ru/site/master2/observ.php?id=2980777

We obtain a following upper limits.  

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

   40201 | 2025-08-31 20:58:42 |         MASTER-SAAO | (02h 50m 10.03s , -36d 31m 25.6s) |   C |    60 | 18.8 |        
   40201 | 2025-08-31 20:58:42 |         MASTER-SAAO | (02h 48m 03.66s , -36d 15m 35.6s) |   C |    60 | 18.8 |        
Filter C is a clear (unfiltred) band. 


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