GCN Circular 44552
C. Wu, L. P. Xin, Y. L. Qiu, H. L. Li (NAOC), J. T. Palmerio (CEA/Irfu), L. Zhang (IHEP), D. Kong (GXU) on behalf of the SVOM/VT team.
After the trigger by SVOM/ECLAIRs at 2026-05-11T11:00:32 UTC (T0), SVOM performed an automatic slew on the burst of GRB 260511B location (Godet et al.,GCN 44543; The Fermi GBM team, GCN 44542;). SVOM/VT took images of the field in the VT_B (400nm-650nm) and VT_R (650nm-1000nm) channels simultaneously.
From a preliminary analysis of the 1-bit subimage and source list downloaded via VHF network, the candidate (Wu et al., GCN 44547; Sasada et al., GCN 44549; Jiang et al., GCN 44551) was clearly detected in VT-VHF data. The candidate's magnitude is :
| date-obs (UTC) | mid-time (T-T0) | exposure | VT_B mag(AB) | VT_R mag(AB) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-11T13:14:19 | 2.23 hr | 5*50 sec | 17.83 +/- 0.01 | -- |
Magnitude was not corrected for Galactic reddening. (Note:The missing magnitude is likely caused by either onboard processing interference or saturation of the bright source at early epoch.）
The Space-based multi-band astronomical Variable Objects Monitor (SVOM) is a China-France joint mission led by the Chinese National Space Administration (CNSA), French Space Agency (CNES), and the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), which is dedicated to observing gamma-ray bursts and other transient phenomena in the energetic universe. SVOM/VT was jointly developed by Xi'an Institute of Optics and Precision Mechanics (XIOPM), CAS and National astronomical observatories (NAOC), CAS.