[AAVSO-HEN] GRB 080303: REM NIR afterglow candidate

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TITLE:   GCN CIRCULAR
NUMBER:  7350
SUBJECT: GRB 080303: REM NIR afterglow candidate
DATE:    08/03/03 09:39:13 GMT
FROM:    Paolo D'Avanzo at INAF-OAB  <paolo.davanzo at brera.inaf.it>

P. D'Avanzo, D. Fugazza, L.A. Antonelli, S. Covino, L.  Calzoletti, S. 
Campana, G.  Chincarini, M.L. Conciatore, S. Cutini, V. D'Elia, F. 
D'Alessio, F.  Fiore, P. Goldoni, D. Guetta,  C. Guidorzi, G.L. Israel, 
E. Maiorano, N. Masetti, A. Melandri, E. Meurs, L. Nicastro, E. Palazzi, 
E. Pian, S. Piranomonte, L.  Stella, G.  Stratta, G. Tagliaferri, G. 
Tosti, V.Testa, S.D. Vergani,  F. Vitali report on behalf of the REM team:

The robotic 60-cm REM telescope located at La Silla (Chile) observed 
automatically the field of the GRB 080303  on March 03 09:13:30 UT 
(about 180 seconds after the burst).

We detect an afterglow candidate inside the XRT error box down at the 
following coordinates (J2000):

R.A.= 07:28:13.91
Dec.: -70:14:00.3

with an uncertainty of 0.4". The object has H~15.9.

Further analysis is in progress.