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GRB 201215A

GCN Circular 29046

Subject
GRB 201215A: Fermi GBM Final Real-time Localization
Date
2020-12-15T06:33:47Z (4 years ago)
From
Fermi GBM Team at MSFC/Fermi-GBM <do_not_reply@GIOC.nsstc.nasa.gov>
The Fermi GBM team reports the detection of a likely LONG GRB

At 06:23:28 UT on 15 Dec 2020, the Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (GBM) triggered and located GRB 201215A (trigger 629706213.838334 / 201215266).

The on-ground calculated location, using the Fermi GBM trigger data, is RA = 211.8, Dec = 42.4 (J2000 degrees, equivalent to J2000 14h 07m, 42d 23'), with a statistical uncertainty of 15.7 degrees.

The angle from the Fermi LAT boresight is 118.0 degrees.

The skymap can be found here:
https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/FTP/fermi/data/gbm/triggers/2020/bn201215266/quicklook/glg_skymap_all_bn201215266.png

The HEALPix FITS file, including the estimated localization systematic, can be found here:
https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/FTP/fermi/data/gbm/triggers/2020/bn201215266/quicklook/glg_healpix_all_bn201215266.fit

The GBM light curve can be found here:
https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/FTP/fermi/data/gbm/triggers/2020/bn201215266/quicklook/glg_lc_medres34_bn201215266.gif

GCN Circular 29047

Subject
GRB 201215A: BALROG localization (Fermi Trigger 629706213 / GRB 201215266)
Date
2020-12-15T06:48:33Z (4 years ago)
From
Jochen Greiner at MPE,Garching <jcg@mpe.mpg.de>
J. Burgess, F. Kunzweiler, B. Biltzinger, F. Berlato,  & J. Greiner (all MPE Garching) report:

The public trigdat data of the Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (GBM) trigger
629706213 at 06:23:28 on 15 Dec. 2020 were automatically fitted for spectrum
and sky location with BALROG (Burgess et al. 2018, MNRAS 476, 1427;
Berlato et al. 2019, ApJ 873, 60).

The best-fit position (1 sigma statistical errors) is:
RA(2000.0) = 192.9+/-3.8 deg
Decl.(2000.0) = 18.1+/-3.8 deg
We estimate an additional systematic error of 2 deg.

Further details are available at:
https://grb.mpe.mpg.de/grb/GRB201215266/

The Healpix map can be downloaded from:
https://grb.mpe.mpg.de/grb/GRB201215266/healpix

The location parameters are available as JSON at:
https://grb.mpe.mpg.de/grb/GRB201215266/json

GCN Circular 29051

Subject
Fermi GRB 201215A: Global MASTER-Net observations report
Date
2020-12-15T15:30:49Z (4 years ago)
From
Vladimir Lipunov at Moscow State U/Krylov Obs <lipunov@xray.sai.msu.ru>
V. Lipunov, E. Gorbovskoy, V.Kornilov, N.Tyurina, P.Balanutsa, A.Kuznetsov, F.Balakin, 
V.Vladimirov, D. Vlasenko, I.Gorbunov, D.Zimnukhov, V.Senik, T.Pogrosheva,
D.Kuvshinov,  D. Cheryasov
(Lomonosov Moscow State University, SAI, Physics Department),

R. Podesta, C.Lopez, F. Podesta, C.Francile 
(Observatorio Astronomico Felix Aguilar OAFA),

R. Rebolo, M. Serra 
(The Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias),

D. Buckley 
(South African Astronomical Observatory),

O.A. Gres, N.M. Budnev, O.Ershova 
(Irkutsk State University, API),

A. Tlatov, D. Dormidontov 
(Kislovodsk Solar Station of the Pulkovo Observatory),

V. Yurkov, A. Gabovich, Yu. Sergienko 
(Blagoveschensk Educational State University)




MASTER-Tavrida robotic telescope  (Global MASTER-Net: http://observ.pereplet.ru, Lipunov et al., 2010, Advances in Astronomy, vol. 2010, 30L)  located in Russia (Lomonosov MSU, SAI Crimea astronomical station) started inspect of the Fermi GRB 201215A ( Fermi GBM team, GCN 29046) errorbox  31642 sec after notice time and 31660 sec after trigger time at 2020-12-15 15:11:09 UT, with upper limit up to  17.8 mag. Observations started at twilight.  The observations began at zenith distance = 77 deg. The sun  altitude  is -11.4 deg. 

The galactic latitude b = 68 deg., longitude l = 81 deg.


Real time updated cover map and OT discovered available here: 
https://master.sai.msu.ru/site/master2/observ.php?id=1502976

We obtain a following upper limits.  

Tmid-T0  |      Date Time      |          Site       |             Coord (J2000)          |Filt.| Expt. | Limit| Comment
_________|_____________________|_____________________|____________________________________|_____|_______|_______|________

   31690 | 2020-12-15 15:11:09 |      MASTER-Tavrida | (14h 27m 07.35s , +49d 45m 44.0s) |   C |    60 | 16.8 |        
   32055 | 2020-12-15 15:17:13 |      MASTER-Tavrida | (14h 27m 02.08s , +49d 46m 19.8s) |   C |    60 | 17.3 |        
   32134 | 2020-12-15 15:18:32 |      MASTER-Tavrida | (14h 39m 26.74s , +49d 47m 24.8s) |   C |    60 | 17.5 |        
   32453 | 2020-12-15 15:23:51 |      MASTER-Tavrida | (14h 39m 30.99s , +49d 45m 32.6s) |   C |    60 | 17.8 |        
Filter C is a clear (unfiltred) band. 


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