GCN Circular 8127
Subject
SGR 0501+4516: Astrotel-Caucasus optical observations
Event
Date
2008-08-24T18:45:32Z (17 years ago)
From
Denis Denissenko at IKI, Moscow <denis@hea.iki.rssi.ru>
T. V. Kryachko (Astrotel Observatory, KSU/AST), D. V. Denisenko (IKI)
and B. L. Satovskiy (Astrotel) report:
We have observed the field of SGR 0501+4516 (Barthelmy et al., GCN 8113;
ATel 1676) remotely with 30-cm Astrotel-Caucasus telescope from Aug. 23,
21:08:46 UT to Aug. 24, 01:21:52 UT. In total, forty-five 300-sec
exposures were obtained. The first image taken at large zenith distance
(69 deg) and with the last-quarter Moon only 26 deg away serendipitously
covered an interval of burst activity from SGR 0501+4516. Four BAT
triggers occurred during these five minutes (Palmer, ATel 1678). No
object was found in our image inside the XRT error box or at the
position of possible UKIRT nIR counterpart (Tanvir and Varricatt, GCN
8126) to the limiting magnitude of R=19.0. Comparison with the next
image did not show any significant brightening of the variable star
mentioned in GCN 8114.
The analysis of full data set is underway. Future observations of the
field with Astrotel-Caucasus are planned.