[AAVSO-HEN] bright GRB

[Arto Oksanen]

This burst looks very bright in gamma. It is a good candidate for
looking also a bright optical afterglow. Good hunting!

arto


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From:  <aaronp at aavso.org>
Date: 2009/7/9
Subject: AAVSO/GCN GRB NOTICE: Swift-BAT GRB Position for 09/07/09
To: arto.oksanen at jklsirius.fi


The following is an alert from the GCN distributed via the AAVSO
International High Energy Network.
Please visit http://www.aavso.org/observing/programs/hen/archive/ for
more information on this alert.

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GRB Detection Date: 09/07/09 07:38:34.59 UT
GRB Notice Date: Thu 09 Jul 09 07:38:55 UT
Center of Error Pattern RA: 289.933d {+19h 19m 44s} (J2000), Dec:
+60.731d {+60d 43' 52"} (J2000),
Error Pattern Size (diameter arc min): 6 min
Distance to Sun: 96.92
Distance to Moon: 79.96
Type of Notice (see web page for details): Swift-BAT GRB Position
Comments from GCN: SWIFT-BAT GRB Coordinates.   This is a rate
trigger.   A point_source was found.   This does not match any source
in the on-board catalog.   This does not match any source in the
ground catalog.   This is a GRB.   This trigger occurred at
longitude,latitude = 244.76,-17.69 [deg].

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-- 
Arto Oksanen
arto.oksanen at jklsirius.fi
Muurame, Finland