{
  "bibcode": "2006GCN..5948....1Z",
  "body": "H. Ziaeepour (UCL-MSSL), S. D. Barthelmy (GSFC), A.P. Beardmore (U. \nLeicester), D. N. Burrows (PSU), J. Cummings (GSFC/UMBC), M. De Pasquale \n(UCL-MSSL), P. A. Evans (U. Leicester), N. Gehrels (GSFC), O. Godet (U. \nLeicester), M. Page (UCL-MSSL), J. Osborne (U. Leicester), A. P. Parsons \n(GSFC), J. L. Racusin (PSU), M. Stamatikos (GSFC/ORAU), R.L.C. Starling \n(U. Leicester), G. Tagliaferri (INAF) report on behalf of the Swift Team\n\nGRB 061217 was a short hard burst without any detected optical afterglow \nby Swift or ground follow-ups. There is a source at ~11 arcsec from the \nnew XRT position (Evans, et al GCN 5947) in the SuperCosmos catalogue \nand is classified as a galaxy. Its position:\n\nRA (J2000) = 10 41 39.6\nDec (J2000) = -21 07 35.5\n\nand magnitudes:\n\nB = 18.5\nR1 = 16.9\n\nIt is also observed by UVOT (GCN 5934, mag. B ~18.3, V~17.6) and during \nfollow-up of this burst by  SMARTS (GCN  5935) and VLT (GCN  5939). We \nencourage the observation of this source to confirm its classification \nas a galaxy and determine its redshift, if relevant.",
  "circularId": 5948,
  "createdOn": 1166718739000,
  "email": "hz@mssl.ucl.ac.uk",
  "subject": "GRB 061217, Candidate host galaxy",
  "submitter": "Houri Ziaeepour at MSSL-UCL  <hz@mssl.ucl.ac.uk>",
  "eventId": "GRB 061217"
}