GCN Circular 4783
Subject
GRB 060218: Pre-burst detection of a possible host galaxy
Event
Date
2006-02-19T02:55:07Z (20 years ago)
From
Nestor Mirabal at U Michigan <mirabal@umich.edu>
N. Mirabal (U. Michigan) reports:
"Analysis of the SDSS pre-burst observations of the GRB 060218 field
(Cool et al. GCN #4777) reveals an extended object at 03h21m39.68s
+16:52:01.66 (J2000). Given the proximity of this object to the reported
XRT and UVOT positions for a candidate afterglow (Cusumano et al. GCN
#4775, Marshall et al. GCN #4779), this should be considered a potential
host galaxy of a low-redshift GRB. Further multiwavelength observations
are encouraged to confirm the reality of this trigger (Barbier et al. GCN
#4780), and its possible association with this nearby galaxy. I
acknowledge useful conversations with Richard Cool."