[AAVSO-HEN] GRB 080825B: GRB Localization by SuperAGILE

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TITLE:   GCN CIRCULAR
NUMBER:  8133
SUBJECT: GRB 080825B: GRB Localization by SuperAGILE
DATE:    08/08/25 20:11:07 GMT
FROM:    Marco Feroci at IASF/INAF  <feroci at iasf-roma.inaf.it>

Y. Evangelista, P. Soffitta, E. Del Monte, I. Donnarumma, M. Feroci, 
F. Lazzarotto, L. Pacciani, E. Costa, I. Lapshov, M. Rapisarda
(INAF/IASF Rome), A. Giuliani, S. Vercellone, A. Chen,
S. Mereghetti, A. Pellizzoni, F. Perotti, F. Fornari, P. 
Caraveo (INAF/IASF Milan), A. Bulgarelli, F. Gianotti,
M. Trifoglio, G. Di Cocco, C. Labanti, F. Fuschino, M. Marisaldi,
M. Galli, (INAF/IASF Bologna), M. Tavani, G. Pucella, F. D'Ammando, V. 
Vittorini, A. Argan, A. Trois (INAF/IASF Rome), G. Barbiellini,
F. Longo (INFN Trieste), P. Picozza, A. Morselli (INFN Roma-2),
M. Prest, E. Vallazza (Universita` dell'Insubria), P. Lipari,
D. Zanello (INFN Roma-1), and  P. Giommi, C. Pittori, B. Preger,
P. Santolamazza, F. Verrecchia (ASDC) and L. Salotti (ASI), 
on behalf of the AGILE Team, report:

"SuperAGILE detected a gamma ray burst on 25 August 2008, at 17:46:40 UT. 
The event was approximately 10 degrees off-axis, with a duration of about 
50 s in the 20-60 keV energy range, with a multi-peaked structure.
The burst position was reconstructed  as (RA, Dec) 
(209.281 deg, -68.943 deg), which is:

RA(J2000)  = 13h 57m 07.42s
Dec(J2000) = -68d 56' 34.0"

with an uncertainty of 3' radius. The given uncertainty accounts
for both the statistical and systematic errors.

An analysis of the AGILE Gamma Ray Imager (GRID) data is in progress."

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