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GCN Circular 42725

Subject
LIGO/Virgo/KAGRA S251112cm: J-GEM follow-up observations
Date
2025-11-17T18:02:48Z (5 days ago)
From
Kenta Taguchi <kentagch@kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp>
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Kenta Taguchi, Miho Kawabata (Kyoto U.); Ryosuke Itoh (Ibara City); Hiroshi Akitaya, Tomoki Morokuma (ARC/Chiba Tech); Jun Takahashi, Satoshi Honda, Miyako Tozuka, Shigeru Takahashi​​ (Univ. of Hyogo/NHAO); Koji Kawabata, Tatsuya Nakaoka (Hiroshima U.); Haruna Hagio, Ryotaro Kato, Atsuya Ochi, Mahito Sasada, Ichiro Takahashi (Science Tokyo); Nozomu Tominaga, Yousuke Utsumi, Michitoshi Yoshida, Haibin Zhang, Masafumi Niwano, Mitsuru Kokubo, Yuhei Iwata (NAOJ); Masaomi Tanaka (Tohoku University); Yuu Niino, Taiga Sasaoka (U. of Tokyo); Yumiko Oasa, Takahiro Kanai (Saitama Univ.); Yuichiro Sekiguchi (Toho University) on behalf of the J-GEM collaboration

We report imaging follow-up observations for the gravitational-wave event S251112cm (GCN 42650).

Our observations started at 2025-11-12 19:09:29 UT (MJD=60991.80), approximately 3.8 hours after the event, and ended at 2025-11-17 10:18:47 UT (MJD=60996.43).

We conducted galaxy-targeted observations of 135 galaxies (see the table below), selected from the GLADE catalog (v2.4; Dalya et al. 2018) within the probability skymap of S251112cm, using the telescopes and instruments listed below.

After screening out known minor planets, we did not find any apparent transient candidates in these galaxies down to the 5-sigma limiting magnitudes in the AB magnitude system summarized below.

     galid         ra      dec     dist   g    r    R    i    I    z    J    H    Ks  NoFilt  obsid 
--------------- -------- -------- ------ ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ------ -------
GL000835-335128   2.1441 -33.8578   97.4 --   --   17.2 --   --   --   --   --   --   --     1      
GL094621+030417 146.5879   3.0713   86.9 19.6 18.6 --   18.8 --   --   --   --   --   18.3   2,3    
GL095807+102135 149.5288  10.3598   77.8 20.4 19.9 19.8 19.8 18.0 --   --   15.8 --   --     4,5,2  
GL102235+195314 155.6440  19.8871   82.7 19.9 19.6 18.7 19.6 18.0 --   --   --   --   19.0   5,2,3  
GL094620+030244 146.5848   3.0455   87.3 19.6 18.6 --   18.8 --   --   --   --   --   18.3   2,3    
GL094604+042412 146.5148   4.4033   71.9 18.0 17.1 --   17.2 --   --   --   --   --   18.5   2,3    
GL093427-023015 143.6119  -2.5041   78.1 19.6 18.6 20.1 18.9 --   --   --   16.8 --   14.9   2,3,4  
GL100140+104523 150.4186  10.7564   78.3 19.9 19.5 18.6 19.5 17.9 --   --   --   --   18.6   5,2,3  
GL103939+251921 159.9126  25.3226   75.2 19.8 --   19.9 19.1 --   --   --   15.8 --   18.9   2,3,4  
GL092022-075250 140.0914  -7.8807   49.6 19.2 18.4 19.6 18.6 --   --   --   17.2 --   18.5   2,4,3  
GL224424-000943 341.1015  -0.1620   70.1 --   --   18.2 --   --   --   --   18.8 --   19.4   1,3,6  
GL094909+022851 147.2866   2.4808   88.5 20.4 19.6 15.3 19.3 15.1 --   --   --   --   14.5   5,2,3  
GL094559+030843 146.4950   3.1453   85.8 19.7 19.0 --   18.8 --   --   --   --   --   18.2   2,3    
GL102905+221246 157.2692  22.2128   92.9 20.0 19.4 --   19.2 --   --   --   --   --   19.1   2,3    
GL230311-085921 345.7959  -8.9890  104.2 20.4 19.6 --   19.8 --   --   --   --   17.6 19.2   2,3,6  
GL094036+033437 145.1516   3.5769   73.2 18.3 17.3 --   17.5 --   16.5 --   --   --   --     7,2    
GL234745-280828 356.9380 -28.1410  124.7 18.3 17.6 --   23.8 --   --   --   --   --   --     2      
GL234045-244137 355.1890 -24.6937   98.5 --   18.5 --   19.2 --   --   --   --   --   18.9   3,2    
GL230344-071330 345.9325  -7.2250   74.5 20.2 19.7 18.6 19.9 18.2 18.2 --   --   --   19.0   2,7,3,5
GL103958+240528 159.9915  24.0912   91.6 19.7 18.8 --   18.8 --   --   --   --   --   --     2      
GL093941-001406 144.9204  -0.2351   72.2 17.1 16.5 --   16.4 --   --   --   --   --   17.8   2,3    
GL103130+245210 157.8750  24.8693   90.7 19.6 18.6 --   18.4 --   --   --   --   --   18.7   2,3    
GL110800+365220 166.9981  36.8722  116.9 20.2 19.4 --   19.4 --   --   --   --   --   19.0   2,3    
GL234729-280634 356.8690 -28.1093  120.3 18.3 17.6 --   23.8 --   --   --   --   --   --     2      
GL235137-282154 357.9030 -28.3651  121.0 18.4 18.0 --   --   --   --   --   --   --   18.6   3,2    
GL101229+122237 153.1220  12.3771   79.2 19.7 19.3 --   19.2 --   --   --   --   --   18.7   2,3    
GL093411+001431 143.5443   0.2420   70.9 20.2 19.7 18.6 19.7 17.9 --   --   17.8 --   17.7   5,2,3,4
GL225651-085803 344.2120  -8.9674   72.7 --   --   --   --   --   --   17.9 17.9 --   19.0   3,6    
GL225542-052943 343.9238  -5.4953   43.8 19.2 --   --   18.2 --   --   --   --   --   19.4   2,3    
GL104801+281447 162.0045  28.2464   92.0 21.6 21.2 --   21.2 --   --   --   --   --   21.1   2,3    
GL092514-064300 141.3074  -6.7166   88.7 20.0 19.4 --   19.4 --   --   --   --   --   18.9   2,3    
GL104437+261054 161.1539  26.1816   90.8 --   --   --   --   --   --   --   --   --   18.9   3      
GL232431-190333 351.1310 -19.0591  110.5 19.9 18.8 --   18.9 --   --   --   18.1 18.1 19.0   2,3,6  
GL000254-341408   0.7269 -34.2357   98.9 --   --   16.7 --   17.2 --   --   --   --   --     5      
GL091049-085331 137.7050  -8.8919   27.7 20.0 19.3 --   19.4 --   --   --   --   --   18.7   2,3    
GL223407+053413 338.5282   5.5703   65.5 19.9 18.9 --   19.6 --   --   17.4 17.9 17.5 --     2,6    
GL235624-312111 359.0995 -31.3532  125.1 --   --   --   --   --   --   --   --   --   17.9   3      
GL104703+263235 161.7609  26.5430   91.8 19.7 --   --   19.0 --   --   --   --   --   18.7   2,3    
GL225138-053326 342.9087  -5.5573   53.2 19.9 19.4 --   19.8 --   --   --   --   --   19.2   2,3    
GL225641-072245 344.1724  -7.3790   64.2 19.2 18.1 --   18.5 --   --   --   --   --   --     2      
GL095230+020916 148.1235   2.1544   72.2 19.6 19.0 --   18.7 --   --   --   --   --   18.6   2,3    
GL095730+080729 149.3742   8.1246   94.6 --   --   --   --   --   --   --   --   --   19.0   3      
GL103617+265744 159.0691  26.9623   92.1 19.5 19.1 --   19.0 --   --   --   --   --   19.1   2,3    
GL234743-280838 356.9300 -28.1439  117.6 18.3 17.6 --   23.8 --   --   --   --   --   --     2      
GL093635+010700 144.1473   1.1165   71.3 19.5 18.6 20.6 18.8 --   --   --   16.2 --   --     2,4    
GL092056-094336 140.2319  -9.7268   56.4 --   --   --   --   --   --   --   --   --   18.7   3      
GL094617+054231 146.5710   5.7087   44.7 19.4 18.8 19.9 18.7 --   17.1 --   15.3 --   --     7,2,4  
GL094541+045631 146.4228   4.9419   54.0 19.9 19.2 --   19.3 --   17.9 --   --   --   --     7,2    
GL104245+265038 160.6860  26.8438   87.9 20.1 19.6 --   19.4 --   --   --   --   --   18.8   2,3    
GL110427+381232 166.1138  38.2089  135.9 --   18.2 --   17.9 --   18.1 --   --   --   18.5   7,3    
GL094901+041811 147.2530   4.3030   88.8 --   --   --   --   --   --   --   --   --   18.6   3      
GL094410+022437 146.0433   2.4103   86.7 20.1 19.3 --   --   --   --   --   --   --   --     2      
GL232149-164309 350.4551 -16.7192   85.6 18.6 17.6 --   18.0 --   --   --   --   --   19.0   2,3    
GL230658-091710 346.7422  -9.2861  103.7 19.8 18.9 --   19.1 --   --   --   17.7 --   18.8   2,3,6  
GL101301+170203 153.2554  17.0342   95.9 19.3 19.0 20.6 18.9 17.2 --   --   16.0 --   18.6   5,2,4,3
GL093434+000522 143.6430   0.0894   68.4 19.9 19.5 18.6 19.7 17.9 --   --   --   --   17.6   5,2,3  
GL104827+263502 162.1140  26.5838   88.5 27.3 27.3 --   27.3 --   --   --   --   --   27.0   2,3    
GL110558+362425 166.4920  36.4070  108.1 20.2 19.8 --   19.5 --   --   --   --   --   18.6   2,3    
GL225544-062712 343.9352  -6.4533  104.7 19.9 19.2 --   19.5 --   --   --   --   --   --     2      
GL100135+124554 150.3962  12.7649   91.2 19.8 19.3 --   19.2 --   --   --   --   --   18.8   2,3    
GL235754-314854 359.4764 -31.8151  126.6 --   --   --   --   --   --   --   --   --   18.0   3      
GL100430+144608 151.1230  14.7690  101.5 19.3 18.6 20.0 18.4 --   --   --   18.0 --   14.3   4,2,3  
GL100545+101636 151.4356  10.2767  104.9 --   --   --   --   --   --   --   --   --   18.7   3      
GL095757+102556 149.4862  10.4323   76.5 20.3 19.8 19.8 19.7 18.0 --   --   15.8 --   --     4,5,2  
GL095905+102140 149.7714  10.3611   77.6 18.0 16.7 18.6 --   18.0 --   --   --   --   --     5,2    
GL110759+352748 166.9957  35.4633  125.8 19.7 19.0 --   19.0 --   --   --   --   --   18.4   2,3    
GL104739+261746 161.9130  26.2961   91.8 19.1 18.0 --   18.3 --   --   --   --   --   18.4   2,3    
GL095351+085241 148.4630   8.8781   92.4 19.6 18.7 18.4 18.5 17.6 --   --   --   --   18.8   2,3,5  
GL232338-190035 350.9101 -19.0097  112.2 19.7 18.5 --   19.1 --   --   --   --   --   19.2   2,3    
GL233923-222956 354.8438 -22.4989  112.9 19.2 18.9 --   19.2 --   --   --   --   --   --     2      
GL120532+513017 181.3840  51.5047  124.3 20.4 19.7 --   19.4 --   --   --   --   --   18.8   2,3    
GL110916+360116 167.3172  36.0212   92.7 19.9 19.1 --   19.3 --   --   --   --   --   18.1   2,3    
GL230009-083953 345.0359  -8.6647  107.0 20.2 19.6 --   19.6 --   --   --   --   --   --     2      
GL110505+352157 166.2693  35.3657  108.9 20.1 19.4 --   19.1 --   --   --   --   --   18.1   2,3    
GL104552+255705 161.4677  25.9515   90.5 19.6 18.9 --   18.5 --   --   --   --   --   18.2   2,3    
GL110955+365648 167.4810  36.9465  132.5 20.6 20.0 --   19.7 --   --   --   --   --   19.1   2,3    
GL094900+022748 147.2477   2.4633   82.6 --   --   --   --   --   --   --   --   --   14.5   3      
GL102626+173038 156.6065  17.5105   80.7 --   --   --   --   --   --   --   --   --   18.8   3      
GL104607+255417 161.5305  25.9049   92.1 19.6 18.9 --   18.5 --   --   --   --   --   18.2   2,3    
GL234615-280557 356.5627 -28.0990  121.6 --   18.5 --   18.8 --   --   --   --   --   --     2      
GL103139+255902 157.9119  25.9840   91.5 18.9 18.6 --   18.2 --   18.0 --   --   --   19.1   7,2,3  
GL102241+205133 155.6709  20.8590  107.4 --   --   --   --   --   --   --   --   --   19.2   3      
GL113253+433054 173.2190  43.5150  106.2 23.4 23.1 --   19.6 --   --   --   --   --   21.3   2,3    
GL095106+090031 147.7751   9.0085   75.2 20.4 19.8 20.0 19.6 18.1 --   --   17.7 --   18.9   5,4,2,3
GL093744+024542 144.4330   2.7616   97.9 20.4 19.5 20.7 19.7 --   --   --   --   --   --     2,4    
GL091711-044508 139.2939  -4.7521   51.0 19.6 19.1 19.6 18.8 --   --   --   17.4 --   18.0   2,3,4  
GL104642+255554 161.6770  25.9317   89.6 20.0 19.4 --   19.0 --   --   --   --   --   18.6   2,3    
GL102917+260557 157.3200  26.0991   73.6 17.7 --   --   --   --   --   --   --   --   --     2      
GL110958+370810 167.4932  37.1360  113.7 20.2 --   --   19.4 --   --   --   --   --   --     2      
GL111208+352707 168.0335  35.4520  108.8 20.2 18.8 --   19.5 --   --   --   --   --   17.9   2,3    
GL094955+090949 147.4781   9.1637   75.6 18.2 17.3 19.7 17.1 15.5 --   --   17.8 --   --     5,2,4  
GL100836+181353 152.1515  18.2313   73.9 --   --   20.0 --   --   --   --   18.2 --   --     4      
GL093411+001430 143.5440   0.2417   66.7 20.2 19.7 17.4 19.7 17.0 --   --   17.2 --   13.9   5,2,3,4
GL130847+621618 197.1938  62.2716  118.2 19.8 19.1 --   18.8 --   --   --   --   --   18.0   2,3    
GL121329+504429 183.3722  50.7415  134.9 19.7 19.2 --   19.0 --   --   --   --   --   --     2      
GL110542+350704 166.4263  35.1178  125.8 --   --   --   --   --   --   --   --   --   17.9   3      
GL233707-202747 354.2789 -20.4631  115.3 19.0 17.8 --   18.2 --   --   --   --   --   --     2      
GL225223+010533 343.0941   1.0926   71.3 20.2 18.9 --   19.2 --   --   --   --   --   --     2      
GL123208+562816 188.0340  56.4711   66.5 20.4 19.9 --   22.2 --   --   --   --   --   19.8   2,3    
GL123221+563923 188.0891  56.6564   66.6 --   --   --   --   --   --   --   --   --   17.9   3      
GL120251+483811 180.7111  48.6363   49.4 20.1 19.7 --   19.8 --   --   --   --   --   18.2   2,3    
GL110841+360940 167.1716  36.1610  121.1 --   --   --   --   --   --   --   --   --   12.3   3      
GL092046-080322 140.1927  -8.0562   85.6 --   --   --   --   --   --   --   --   --   18.5   3      
GL231645-185257 349.1889 -18.8825  109.5 19.2 --   --   18.4 --   --   --   --   --   --     2      
GL130737+621258 196.9038  62.2160  121.1 20.2 19.7 --   19.6 --   --   --   --   --   17.9   2,3    
GL104827+263501 162.1137  26.5837   91.4 27.3 27.3 --   27.3 --   --   --   --   --   --     2      
GL120945+563125 182.4386  56.5235  115.1 --   --   --   --   --   --   --   --   --   17.8   3      
GL231022-084119 347.5910  -8.6886  103.0 18.3 17.2 --   17.4 --   --   --   --   --   --     2      
GL091906-064215 139.7744  -6.7042   87.6 --   --   --   --   --   --   --   --   --   17.6   3      
GL113906+431450 174.7746  43.2473  106.3 20.4 19.9 --   19.7 --   --   --   --   --   --     2      
GL123600+541315 189.0006  54.2208   77.6 20.2 19.4 --   19.6 --   --   --   --   --   --     2      
GL111118+352308 167.8252  35.3855  108.8 20.1 19.3 --   19.9 --   --   --   --   --   18.1   2,3    
GL225716-105700 344.3147 -10.9499  105.2 19.7 18.4 --   18.9 --   --   --   --   --   --     2      
GL094953+090545 147.4705   9.0959   81.5 15.9 --   19.7 --   15.5 --   --   --   --   --     5,4    
GL114916+460713 177.3185  46.1203   94.5 --   --   --   --   --   --   --   --   --   18.3   3      
GL230009-124828 345.0368 -12.8079   50.6 20.1 19.1 --   19.3 --   --   --   --   --   --     2      
GL114803+461028 177.0139  46.1746  108.5 --   --   --   --   --   --   --   --   --   18.3   3      
GL111451+353008 168.7137  35.5022   93.5 19.9 19.1 --   19.2 --   --   --   --   --   17.9   2,3    
GL093745+024450 144.4378   2.7473  101.6 20.4 19.5 --   19.7 --   --   --   --   --   --     2      
GL104532+240900 161.3845  24.1501   88.9 20.2 19.5 --   19.0 --   --   --   --   --   --     2      
GL120446+491112 181.1925  49.1865  104.5 --   --   --   --   --   --   --   --   --   17.9   3      
GL111522+353007 168.8413  35.5020   92.4 19.9 19.1 --   19.2 --   --   --   --   --   17.9   2,3    
GL111507+363224 168.7802  36.5401  107.1 20.2 19.3 --   19.2 --   --   --   --   --   18.2   2,3    
GL103546+210253 158.9420  21.0481  102.5 17.5 --   18.8 --   18.0 --   --   --   --   18.8   5,3    
GL111535+363033 168.8966  36.5092  108.8 20.2 19.3 --   19.2 --   --   --   --   --   17.9   2,3    
GL232235-130539 350.6470 -13.0941  102.5 19.9 18.9 --   19.0 --   --   --   --   --   --     2      
GL112646+391558 171.6918  39.2662   90.6 --   --   --   --   --   --   --   --   --   17.8   3      
GL111734+360351 169.3902  36.0641  112.8 19.9 19.3 17.8 19.2 16.9 --   --   --   --   17.8   2,3,5  
GL094937+090019 147.4041   9.0053   75.4 18.9 18.1 15.9 17.8 15.5 --   --   18.1 --   --     5,2,4  
GL111703+360828 169.2646  36.1411  110.5 20.3 19.6 17.8 19.6 16.9 --   --   --   --   --     2,5    
GL112719+383952 171.8290  38.6645   93.8 20.3 --   --   19.2 --   --   --   --   --   17.7   2,3    
GL122635+525934 186.6451  52.9929   94.6 --   --   --   --   --   --   --   --   --   18.2   3      
GL112001+360603 170.0025  36.1007  110.3 20.5 19.6 --   19.5 --   --   --   --   --   --     2      
GL113009+383713 172.5390  38.6204   93.3 --   --   --   --   --   --   --   --   --   17.8   3      
GL232407-115139 351.0290 -11.8607  108.1 19.7 18.6 --   19.1 --   --   --   --   --   --     2      

References for obsid:
1: BAO101cm: 101 cm telescope at Bisei Astronomical Observatory and CCD optical camera (B, V, Rc, Ic)
2: Seimei-TriCCS: 380 cm Seimei telescope (g, r, i)
3: Kiso Schmidt: 105 cm Schmidt telescope at Kiso Observatory and Tomo-e Gozen 20 deg2 fov camera (no filter)
4: Kanata-HONIR: 150 cm Kanata telescope at Higashi-Hiroshima Observatory and HONIR -- a 2 channel imager (Rc and H or J) (Akitaya et al. 2014, Proc. SPIE 9147, 91474O)
5: MITSuME-Akeno: 50 cm MITSuME telescope at Akeno Observatory and a 3 color imager (g, Rc, Ic); The images were processed in real-time through the MITSuME GPU reduction pipeline (Niwano et al. 2021, PASJ, 73, 1, 4-24; https://github.com/MNiwano/Eclaire).
6: Nayuta-NIC: 200 cm Nayuta telescope at Nishi-Harima Astronomical Observatory and Nishiharima Infrared Camera, NIC (J, H, Ks)
7: SaCRA-MuSaSHI: 55 cm SaCRA telescope at Saitama University and MuSaSHI (r, i, z) (Oasa et al., 2020, proc. SPIE, 11447, 114475Z)
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