GRB 251006B, EP251006a
GCN Circular 42176
Subject
EP251006a: Global MASTER-Net observations report
Date
2025-10-09T20:18:28Z (2 months ago)
Edited On
2025-10-10T05:00:26Z (2 months ago)
From
Vladimir Lipunov at Moscow State U/Krylov Obs <lipunov@xray.sai.msu.ru>
Edited By
Vidushi Sharma at NASA GSFC/UMBC <vidushi.sharma@nasa.gov> on behalf of Vladimir Lipunov at Lomonosov Moscow State University <lipunov@sai.msu.ru>
Via
email
V.Lipunov, E.Gorbovskoy, A.Kuznetsov, K.Zhirkov, I.Panchenko, N.Tiurina, P.Balanutsa, V.Topolev, D.Vlasenko,
G.Antipov, A.Sankovich, Yu.Tselik, Ya.Kechin, V.Senik, A.Chasovnikov, K.Labsina, I. Gorbunov (Lomonosov MSU),
O.Gress, N.Budnev (ISU),
C.Francile, F. Podesta, R.Podesta, E. Gonzalez (Observatorio Astronomico Felix Aguilar (OAFA),
A. Tlatov, D. Dormidontov (Kislovodsk Solar Station of the Pulkovo Observatory),
A.Sosnovskij (CrAO),
A. Gabovich, V.Yurkov (Blagoveschensk Educational StateUniversity),
D.Buckley (SAAO),
R.Rebolo (The Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias),
L.Carrasco, J.R.Valdes, V.Chavushyan, V.M.Patino Alvarez, J.Martinez,
A.R.Corella, L.H.Rodriguez (INAOE, Guillermo Haro Astrophysics Observatory)
MASTER-Kislovodsk robotic telescope (Global MASTER-Net: http://observ.pereplet.ru, Lipunov et al., 2010, Advances in Astronomy, vol. 2010, 30L) located in Russia (Lomonosov MSU, Kislovodsk Solar Station of Pulkovo observatory) was pointed to the EP251006a ( EP Team et al., GCN 42137) errorbox 1 at 2025-10-07 18:11:57 UT, with upper limit up to 16.6 mag. The observations began at zenith distance = 79 deg. The sun altitude is -37.7 deg.
MASTER-SAAO robotic telescope located in South Africa (South African Astronomical Observatory) was pointed to the EP251006a errorbox at 2025-10-07 19:07:42 UT, with upper limit up to 18.5 mag. The observations began at zenith distance = 75 deg. The sun altitude is -29.6 deg.
MASTER-OAFA robotic telescope located in Argentina (OAFA observatory of San Juan National University) was pointed to the EP251006a errorbox at 2025-10-08 05:24:07 UT, with upper limit up to 18.7 mag. The observations began at zenith distance = 27 deg. The sun altitude is -50.3 deg.
The galactic latitude b = -56 deg., longitude l = 180 deg.
Real time updated cover map and OT discovered available here:
https://master.sai.msu.ru/site/master2/observ.php?id=3010044
We obtain a following upper limits.
Tmid-T0 | Date Time | Site | Coord (J2000) |Filt.| Expt. | Limit| Comment
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226 | 2025-10-07 18:11:57 | MASTER-Kislovodsk | (02h 39m 56.00s , -06d 09m 59.8s) | C | 60 | 14.6 |
226 | 2025-10-07 18:11:57 | MASTER-Kislovodsk | (02h 39m 54.59s , -05d 47m 17.6s) | C | 60 | 15.4 |
508 | 2025-10-07 18:16:38 | MASTER-Kislovodsk | (02h 39m 49.79s , -05d 48m 02.3s) | C | 60 | 15.5 |
508 | 2025-10-07 18:16:38 | MASTER-Kislovodsk | (02h 39m 51.52s , -06d 10m 40.5s) | C | 60 | 14.6 |
823 | 2025-10-07 18:21:54 | MASTER-Kislovodsk | (02h 39m 48.84s , -05d 45m 43.0s) | C | 60 | 15.5 |
883 | 2025-10-07 18:21:54 | MASTER-Kislovodsk | (02h 39m 48.82s , -05d 45m 42.9s) | C | 180 | 16.2 | Coadd
823 | 2025-10-07 18:21:54 | MASTER-Kislovodsk | (02h 39m 51.15s , -06d 08m 22.6s) | C | 60 | 14.9 |
903 | 2025-10-07 18:23:14 | MASTER-Kislovodsk | (02h 39m 51.14s , -06d 10m 23.8s) | C | 60 | 14.9 |
903 | 2025-10-07 18:23:14 | MASTER-Kislovodsk | (02h 39m 48.76s , -05d 47m 43.3s) | C | 60 | 15.5 |
1250 | 2025-10-07 18:29:00 | MASTER-Kislovodsk | (02h 39m 55.32s , -05d 47m 15.7s) | C | 60 | 15.6 |
1250 | 2025-10-07 18:29:00 | MASTER-Kislovodsk | (02h 39m 57.09s , -06d 10m 09.1s) | C | 60 | 14.6 |
3572 | 2025-10-07 19:07:42 | MASTER-SAAO | (02h 38m 20.93s , -06d 05m 34.6s) | C | 60 | 17.0 |
3572 | 2025-10-07 19:07:42 | MASTER-SAAO | (02h 40m 07.46s , -06d 21m 24.6s) | C | 60 | 13.5 |
40556 | 2025-10-08 05:24:07 | MASTER-OAFA | (02h 38m 04.24s , -06d 11m 37.8s) | C | 60 | 18.6 |
40631 | 2025-10-08 05:25:22 | MASTER-OAFA | (02h 38m 03.16s , -06d 10m 39.1s) | C | 60 | 18.6 |
40868 | 2025-10-08 05:29:18 | MASTER-OAFA | (02h 38m 02.78s , -06d 12m 42.4s) | C | 60 | 18.7 |
40945 | 2025-10-08 05:30:36 | MASTER-OAFA | (02h 46m 13.59s , -06d 12m 15.1s) | C | 60 | 18.7 |
41021 | 2025-10-08 05:31:52 | MASTER-OAFA | (02h 46m 09.43s , -06d 10m 39.7s) | C | 60 | 18.6 |
41099 | 2025-10-08 05:33:10 | MASTER-OAFA | (02h 46m 09.23s , -06d 12m 05.1s) | C | 60 | 18.6 |
43486 | 2025-10-08 06:12:57 | MASTER-OAFA | (02h 46m 25.97s , -05d 55m 21.1s) | C | 60 | 18.7 |
43564 | 2025-10-08 06:14:15 | MASTER-OAFA | (02h 46m 30.99s , -05d 55m 10.3s) | C | 60 | 18.7 |
43638 | 2025-10-08 06:15:29 | MASTER-OAFA | (02h 46m 28.25s , -05d 53m 31.6s) | C | 60 | 18.7 |
86664 | 2025-10-08 18:12:34 | MASTER-Kislovodsk | (02h 39m 48.87s , -05d 45m 56.5s) | C | 60 | 15.5 |
86724 | 2025-10-08 18:12:34 | MASTER-Kislovodsk | (02h 39m 48.87s , -05d 45m 56.4s) | C | 180 | 16.0 | Coadd
86664 | 2025-10-08 18:12:34 | MASTER-Kislovodsk | (02h 39m 49.14s , -06d 09m 00.5s) | C | 60 | 14.8 |
86744 | 2025-10-08 18:13:54 | MASTER-Kislovodsk | (02h 39m 58.79s , -05d 49m 41.8s) | C | 60 | 15.4 |
86744 | 2025-10-08 18:13:54 | MASTER-Kislovodsk | (02h 39m 59.30s , -06d 12m 47.1s) | C | 60 | 14.1 |
87245 | 2025-10-08 18:22:15 | MASTER-Kislovodsk | (02h 39m 49.23s , -05d 46m 24.8s) | C | 60 | 15.4 |
87245 | 2025-10-08 18:22:15 | MASTER-Kislovodsk | (02h 39m 52.54s , -06d 09m 03.4s) | C | 60 | 15.4 |
88594 | 2025-10-08 18:44:45 | MASTER-Kislovodsk | (02h 39m 53.25s , -05d 46m 54.7s) | C | 60 | 15.8 |
88654 | 2025-10-08 18:44:45 | MASTER-Kislovodsk | (02h 39m 53.24s , -05d 46m 54.5s) | C | 180 | 16.6 | Coadd
88594 | 2025-10-08 18:44:45 | MASTER-Kislovodsk | (02h 39m 57.09s , -06d 10m 00.7s) | C | 60 | 16.3 |
88935 | 2025-10-08 18:50:26 | MASTER-Kislovodsk | (02h 39m 52.51s , -05d 45m 44.1s) | C | 60 | 16.0 |
88935 | 2025-10-08 18:50:26 | MASTER-Kislovodsk | (02h 39m 58.82s , -06d 08m 32.2s) | C | 60 | 16.4 |
89015 | 2025-10-08 18:51:46 | MASTER-Kislovodsk | (02h 39m 58.46s , -05d 46m 41.6s) | C | 60 | 16.0 |
89015 | 2025-10-08 18:51:46 | MASTER-Kislovodsk | (02h 40m 04.85s , -06d 09m 31.8s) | C | 60 | 16.3 |
89095 | 2025-10-08 18:53:06 | MASTER-Kislovodsk | (02h 39m 48.54s , -05d 44m 54.1s) | C | 60 | 15.9 |
89155 | 2025-10-08 18:53:06 | MASTER-Kislovodsk | (02h 39m 48.54s , -05d 44m 54.2s) | C | 180 | 16.6 | Coadd
89095 | 2025-10-08 18:53:06 | MASTER-Kislovodsk | (02h 39m 55.02s , -06d 07m 45.0s) | C | 60 | 16.4 |
89175 | 2025-10-08 18:54:25 | MASTER-Kislovodsk | (02h 39m 54.56s , -05d 46m 36.7s) | C | 60 | 16.0 |
89175 | 2025-10-08 18:54:25 | MASTER-Kislovodsk | (02h 40m 01.09s , -06d 09m 28.4s) | C | 60 | 16.2 |
89255 | 2025-10-08 18:55:46 | MASTER-Kislovodsk | (02h 39m 54.62s , -05d 44m 51.0s) | C | 60 | 16.1 |
89255 | 2025-10-08 18:55:46 | MASTER-Kislovodsk | (02h 40m 01.20s , -06d 07m 42.8s) | C | 60 | 16.4 |
89335 | 2025-10-08 18:57:06 | MASTER-Kislovodsk | (02h 40m 00.54s , -05d 48m 27.7s) | C | 60 | 15.9 |
89335 | 2025-10-08 18:57:06 | MASTER-Kislovodsk | (02h 40m 07.15s , -06d 11m 19.7s) | C | 60 | 16.3 |
89937 | 2025-10-08 19:07:07 | MASTER-Kislovodsk | (02h 39m 50.59s , -05d 42m 57.7s) | C | 60 | 16.1 |
89937 | 2025-10-08 19:07:07 | MASTER-Kislovodsk | (02h 39m 56.71s , -06d 06m 09.4s) | C | 60 | 16.4 |
90017 | 2025-10-08 19:08:27 | MASTER-Kislovodsk | (02h 39m 53.56s , -05d 47m 41.3s) | C | 60 | 16.0 |
90017 | 2025-10-08 19:08:27 | MASTER-Kislovodsk | (02h 39m 59.66s , -06d 10m 54.2s) | C | 60 | 16.4 |
111807 | 2025-10-09 01:11:38 | MASTER-SAAO | (02h 41m 40.45s , -06d 20m 51.9s) | C | 60 | 18.2 |
111807 | 2025-10-09 01:11:38 | MASTER-SAAO | (02h 39m 51.83s , -06d 05m 32.4s) | C | 60 | 18.5 |
Filter C is a clear (unfiltred) band.
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GCN Circular 42169
Subject
GRB 251006B: Fermi GBM Observation
Date
2025-10-08T18:01:32Z (2 months ago)
From
Matt Godwin <msg0028@uah.edu>
Via
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Matt Godwin (UAH) and C. Meegan (UAH) report on behalf of
the Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor Team:
"At 20:05:04.04 UT on 06 October 2025, the Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (GBM)
triggered and located GRB 251006B (trigger 781473909/251006837),
which was also detected by Einstein Probe (Yin et al. 2025, GCN 42137) and SVOM/GRM (Wang et al. 2025, GCN 42139).
The Fermi GBM on-ground location is consistent with the EP position.
The angle from the Fermi LAT boresight is 104 degrees.
The GBM light curve consists of one bright emission with a weaker secondary peak with total duration (T90)
of about 5.9 s (50-300 keV). The time-averaged spectrum
from T0-2.0 to T0+7.2 s is best fit by
a Band function with Epeak = 330 +/- 14 keV,
alpha = -0.61 +/- 0.03, and beta = -2.4 +/- 0.1.
The event fluence (10-1000 keV) in this time interval is
(2.06 +/- 0.03)E-05 erg/cm^2. The 1-sec peak photon flux measured
starting from T0+0.38 s in the 10-1000 keV band is 26.2 +/- 0.4 ph/s/cm^2.
The spectral analysis results presented above are preliminary;
final results will be published in the GBM GRB Catalog:
https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/W3Browse/fermi/fermigbrst.html
For Fermi GBM data and info, please visit the official Fermi GBM Support Page:
https://fermi.gsfc.nasa.gov/ssc/data/access/gbm/"
GCN Circular 42166
Subject
GRB 251006B/EP251006a: EP-FXT afterglow detection
Date
2025-10-08T11:48:28Z (2 months ago)
From
EP Team at NAOC/CAS <ep_ta@bao.ac.cn>
Via
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Y.-H. I. Yin (HKU), M. H. Zhang, T. Y. Liu, H. Y. Ren and Z. X. Ling (NAO, CAS) on behalf of the Einstein Probe (EP) team:
EP-FXT performed a second follow-up observation of GRB 251006B/EP251006a (GCN 42131, GCN 42137, GCN 42139, GCN 42155) at 2025-10-07T18:08:41 (UTC), about 22 hours after the WXT detection, with an exposure time of 4.9 ks. The source was also followed by several optical telescopes (GCN 42133, GCN 42138, GCN 42141). Two uncatalogued sources were detected within the WXT error circle (GCN 42140), of which Source 2 has faded with an unabsorbed flux of 3.37 x 10^-13 erg/s/cm^2 (22 hours) from the first observation at about 3.52 x 10^-12 erg/s/cm^2 (11 hours) in 0.5-10 keV. The position of Source 2 is R.A. = 40.5195 deg, DEC = -6.0346 deg (J2000) with an uncertainty of 10 arcsec in radius (90% C.L. statistical and systematic), which is consistent with the SVOM/VT optical candidate (GCN 42141), and is therefore likely the GRB afterglow.
Launched on January 9, 2024, EP is a space X-ray observatory to monitor the soft X-ray sky with X-ray follow-up capability (Yuan et al. 2022, Handbook of X-ray and Gamma-ray Astrophysics).
GCN Circular 42155
Subject
GRB 251006B: Insight-HXMT detection
Date
2025-10-08T04:38:08Z (2 months ago)
From
Chenwei Wang at IHEP <cwwang@ihep.ac.cn>
Via
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Chen-Wei Wang, Yue Wang, Cheng-Kui Li, Shao-Lin Xiong, and Chao Zheng report on behalf of the Insight-HXMT team:
At 2025-10-06T20:05:04.350 (T0), Insight-HXMT/HE detected the burst GRB 251006B, which is also detected by Fermi/GBM (Fermi GBM team, GCN#42131), EP (Yin et al., GCN#42137) and SVOM/GRM (Wang et al., GCN#42139).
The Insight-HXMT/HE light curve mainly consists of multi-pulses with a T90 of 4.6 +1.1/-0.8 s. The 1s peak rate, measured from T0-0.1 s, is 3694 cnts/sec. The total counts from this burst is 5990 counts.
The HXMT/HE light curve can be found here:
https://www.bursthub.cn//admin/static/hxmtgrb251006B.png
All measurements above are made with the CsI detectors operating in the regular mode with the energy range of about 60-900 keV (deposited energy). Only gamma-rays with energy greater than about 200 keV can penetrate the spacecraft and leave signals in the CsI detectors installed inside of the telescope.
Insight-HXMT is the first Chinese space X-ray telescope, which was funded jointly by the China National Space Administration (CNSA) and the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). More information about it could be found at: http://www.hxmt.org.
GCN Circular 42141
Subject
GRB 251006B/EP251006a: SVOM/VT optical candidate
Date
2025-10-07T14:11:15Z (2 months ago)
From
Liping Xin at NAOC, SVOM <xlp@nao.cas.cn>
Via
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L. P. Xin, H. L. Li, Y. L. Qiu, C. Wu, Z. H. Yao, Y. Xu, J. Wang, P. P. Zhang, W. J. Xie, Y. J. Xiao, H. B. Cai, L. Lan, J. S. Deng, J. Y. Wei (NAOC), J. Palmerio (CEA), Z. Q. Wang, K. Liu (GXU) report on behalf of the SVOM/VT team.
SVOM/VT conducted ToO follow-up observations of GRB 251006B / EP251006a (Fermi GBM Team, GCN 42131; Yin et al. GCN 42137; Wang et al., GCN 42139). The observation started on 2025-10-07T09:37:56 UT (i.e. 13.56 hour after Fermi trigger time) in VT_B (400nm-650nm) and VT_R (650nm-1000nm) channel simultaneously.
Within the error box of EP-FXT source 2 (Yin et al., GCN 42140), an uncatalogued source was detected, compared to the Legacy survey. The position is at R.A., Dec. = 40.518487, -6.034955 degrees, equivalent to:
R.A. (J2000) = 02:42:04.43
Dec. (J2000) = -06:02:05.8
with an uncertainty of 0.5 arcsec.
The magnitudes of the candidate are given below:
Mid_time Band Exposure Time Magnitude (AB)
13.5672 hour VT_B 41*70 sec 22.37+/-0.11 mag
13.5672 hour VT_R 39*70 sec 22.12+/-0.12 mag
Our photometry is in AB magnitude and not corrected for Galactic extinction.
The Space Variable Objects Monitor (SVOM) is a China-France joint mission led by the Chinese National Space Administration (CNSA, China), National Center for Space Studies (CNES, France) and the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS, China), which is dedicated to observing gamma-ray bursts and other transient phenomena in the energetic universe. VT was jointly developed by Xi'an Institute of Optics and Precision Mechanics (XIOPM), CAS and National astronomical observatories (NAOC), CAS.
GCN Circular 42140
Subject
GRB 251006B/EP251006a: EP-FXT follow-up observation
Date
2025-10-07T13:03:20Z (2 months ago)
From
EP Team at NAOC/CAS <ep_ta@bao.ac.cn>
Via
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Y.-H. I. Yin (HKU), M. H. Zhang, T. Y. Liu, H. Y. Ren and Z. X. Ling (NAO, CAS) on behalf of the Einstein Probe (EP) team:
EP-FXT performed a follow-up observation of GRB 251006B/EP251006a (GCN 42131, GCN 42137, GCN 42139) at 2025-10-07T06:50:56 (UTC), about 11 hours after the WXT detection, with an exposure time of 2.7 ks. The source was also followed by several optical telescopes (GCN 42133, GCN 42138). Two uncatalogued sources were detected within the WXT error circle. Preliminary analyses on these sources are automatically conducted, and the details are listed as follows.
Source 1: EPF_J024205.3-055701
RA (J2000): 40.5219
Dec (J2000): -5.9501
Flux: 3.25 x 10^-13 erg/s/cm^2 (observed, 0.5-10 keV)
Flux_err: 9.45 x 10^-14 erg/s/cm^2 (1 sigma)
Source 2: EPF_J024204.7-060206
RA (J2000): 40.5194
Dec (J2000): -6.0350
Flux: 3.52 x 10^-12 erg/s/cm^2 (observed, 0.5-10 keV)
Flux_err: 4.30 x 10^-13 erg/s/cm^2 (1 sigma)
Launched on January 9, 2024, EP is a space X-ray observatory to monitor the soft X-ray sky with X-ray follow-up capability (Yuan et al. 2022, Handbook of X-ray and Gamma-ray Astrophysics).
GCN Circular 42139
Subject
GRB 251006B: SVOM/GRM observation
Date
2025-10-07T11:08:42Z (2 months ago)
From
Yue Wang <m18509381757@163.com>
Via
Web form
SVOM/GRM team: Yue Wang, Chen-Wei Wang, Wen-Jun Tan, Shi-Jie Zheng, Yue Huang, Shao-Lin Xiong, Shuang-Nan Zhang (IHEP)
SVOM/ECLAIRs team: Feliu Lacreu (IAP), Olivier GODET (IRAP), Frédéric Piron (LUPM)
Report on behalf of the SVOM team:
SVOM/GRM was triggered in-flight by GRB 251006B (SVOM trigger reference: sb25100602) at 2025-10-06T20:05:08.000 (T0), which is also detected by Fermi/GBM (Fermi GBM Team, GCN #42131