[AAVSO-HEN] Suzaku ToO Observation of SGR 0501+4516

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TITLE:   GCN CIRCULAR
NUMBER:  8136
SUBJECT: Suzaku ToO Observation of SGR 0501+4516
DATE:    08/08/26 02:19:05 GMT
FROM:    Yujin E. Nakagawa at RIKEN  <yujin at crab.riken.jp>

Kazuhisa Mitsuda on behalf of Suzaku team report:

A Suzaku ToO observation of the newly discovered SGR 0501+4516
(Barthelmy et al. 2008, GCN Circular, 8113) has started at 00:05:00
on August 26 2008 (UT). It will continue until 08:25:00
on 27 August 2008 (UT). All the Suzaku narrow field instruments
(XIS and HXD: 0.2-600 keV energy range) are on during the observation.

Further follow-up observations at other wavelengths are encouraged.