GCN Circular 7515
Subject
GRB 080325: NIR afterglow candidate
Event
Date
2008-03-25T15:43:08Z (18 years ago)
From
Adria C. Updike at Clemson U <aupdike@clemson.edu>
Adria C. Updike, Brian C. Donehew, Ian Oliver, and Dieter H. Hartmann
(Clemson University) report:
We imaged the field of GRB 080325 (Vetere et al., GCN 7512) with the KPNO
2.1m + FLAMINGOS in the J band beginning 5 hours and 42 minutes after the
trigger. Within the enhanced XRT position (Osborne et al., GCN 7513), we
detect a source at RA = 18:31:34.185, Dec = +36:31:19.60 (+/- 2
arcseconds).
Days after trigger Band Magnitude
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0.23775 J 18.76 +/- 0.14
0.25022 J 18.85 +/- 0.13
0.26427 J 19.42 +/- 0.26
Magnitudes are derived relative to the 2MASS catalog. This sequence
suggests a fading source. Further observations are required to confirm
this detection.
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