{
  "bibcode": "2008GCN..8159....1R",
  "body": "N. Rea (U. Amsterdam), E. Rol (U. Leicester), P.A. Curran (U.\nAmsterdam), I. Skillen (Isaac Newton Group), D.M. Russell (U.\nAmsterdam), G.L. Israel (INAF) on behalf of a larger collaboration\n\n\nOn 2008 August 25 we observed the new Soft Gamma-ray Repeater SGR\n0501+4516 with LIRIS, the near-infrared imager on the William Herschel\nTelescope (WHT) in La Palma. The observations were performed in the Ks\nband with a total exposure time of 1.8 hours.\n\nWe clearly detect one object within the refined XRT error circle (GCN \n8148), at the position:\n\n05:01:06.74  +45:16:34.1 (J2000)\n\nwith an uncertainty of 0.25 arcseconds (with respect to 2MASS \nastrometry). This is consistent with being the UKIRT suggested nIR \ncounterpart (GCN 8126). We find the object at a magnitude of 19.2+/-0.2 \n(with respect to 2MASS calibration), slightly fainter than the UKIRT \ndetection. We plan to take further observations from WHT in a few days \nto confirm this very tentative nIR variability.\n\nWe wish to thank Chris Benn and Rene Rutten for promptly approving our \nTarget of Opportunity request.",
  "circularId": 8159,
  "createdOn": 1220006097000,
  "email": "nrea@science.uva.nl",
  "subject": "SGR 0501+4516: WHT observations of the possible near-infrared counterpart",
  "submitter": "Nanda Rea at U of Amsterdam  <nrea@science.uva.nl>",
  "eventId": "SGR 0501+4516"
}