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GCN Circular 26984

Subject
GRB 200205A: MASTER Ot detection
Date
2020-02-05T08:17:29Z (5 years ago)
From
Vladimir Lipunov at Moscow State U/Krylov Obs <lipunov@xray.sai.msu.ru>
V. Lipunov, E. Gorbovskoy, N.Tiurina, V.Kornilov, P.Balanutsa,A.Kuznetsov,
V. Vladimirov, O.Gress, D. Vlasenko, F.Balakin, I.Gorbunov, D.Zimnukhov, V.Senik, T.Pogrosheva,
D. Kuvshinov, V.Shumkov (Lomonosov Moscow State University, SAI, Physics Department),
D. Buckley(South African Astronomical Observatory),
R. Rebolo, M. Serra(The Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias),
A. Tlatov, D. Dormidontov (Kislovodsk Solar Station of the Pulkovo Observatory),
R. Podesta, C.Lopez, F. Podesta, C.Francile(Observatorio Astronomico Felix Aguilar OAFA),
H. Levato(Instituto de Ciencias Astronomicas, de la Tierra y del Espacio ICATE),
O.A. Gres, N.M. Budnev, O.Ershova (Irkutsk State University, API),
V. Yurkov, A. Gabovich, Yu. Sergienko(Blagoveschensk Educational State University)

MASTER Global Robotic Net (http://observ.pereplet.ru, Lipunov et al., 2010,Advances in Astronomy,v. 2010, 30L)
observed Swift GRB 200205A (Evans et al. GCN 26982, Lipunov et al GCN 26983)
MASTEr auto-detection system detected new variable OT

MASTER OT J084040.87-351625.3
at RA,Dec2000= 08 40 40.87 -35 16 25.3
with m_OT=15.8

observation and reduction will be continued
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