{
  "bibcode": "1999GCN...474....1M",
  "body": "J.M. Muller and E. Kuulkers, SRON, Utrecht, G. Tarei and L. Di Ciolo,\nBeppoSAX Scientific Operation Centre, Telespazio, Roma, L. Amati, TESRE/CNR, \nBologna, C. Guidorzi, Universita' di Ferrara, G. Gandolfi, IAS/CNR, Roma,\nreport:\n\nThe BeppoSAX Wide Field Camera (WFC unit 2) observed a new fast x-ray\ntransient (SAX J2303.2+0015) on December 17.17496 UT. The duration was\nabout 35 s and the peak flux was about 0.6 Crab (2-26 keV) in a 1 second\ntime bin. No significant signal was detected in the GRBM (40-700 keV).\nThe high galactic latitude of the x-ray transient and the high hardness\nratio found in a quick-look analysis, may suggest a faint and x-ray rich\nGRB. \nThe position of the source is R.A. = 23h03m15s Decl. =  +0d14'.93\n(equinox 2000.0) with an estimated error radius of 4.5'. No catalogued\nx-ray objects were found within a radius of 10 arcmin.\nNote that at this point we cannot exclude an additional systematic\nposition error due to ongoing tests with the satellite startrackers.",
  "circularId": 474,
  "createdOn": 945450272000,
  "email": "gandolfi@ias.rm.cnr.it",
  "subject": "SAX J2303.2+0015: an x-ray/GRB?",
  "submitter": "Giangiacomo Gandolfi at IAS/CNR Frascati  <gandolfi@ias.rm.cnr.it>"
}