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GCN Circular 31089

Subject
IceCube Alert 211116.44: Global MASTER-Net observations report
Date
2021-11-17T01:39:27Z (3 years ago)
From
Vladimir Lipunov at Moscow State U/Krylov Obs <lipunov@xray.sai.msu.ru>
V. Lipunov, V.Kornilov, E.Gorbovskoy, K.Zhirkov, N.Tyurina, P.Balanutsa, A.Kuznetsov, 
D. Vlasenko, G.Antipov, D.Zimnukhov, V.Senik, T.Pogrosheva, E.Minkina,
A.Chasovnikov, V.Topolev, V.Grinshpun, D.Kuvshinov,  D. Cheryasov
(Lomonosov Moscow State University, SAI, Physics Department),

R. Podesta, C.Lopez, F. Podesta, C.Francile 
(Observatorio Astronomico Felix Aguilar OAFA),

R. Rebolo, M. Serra 
(The Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias),

D. Buckley 
(South African Astronomical Observatory),

O.A. Gres, N.M. Budnev
(Irkutsk State University, API),

A. Tlatov, D. Dormidontov 
(Kislovodsk Solar Station of the Pulkovo Observatory),

A. Gabovich, V.Yurkov 
(Blagoveschensk Educational State University)


MASTER-IAC robotic telescope  (Global MASTER-Net: http://observ.pereplet.ru, Lipunov et al., 2010, Advances in Astronomy, vol. 2010, 30L)  located in Spain (IAC Teide Observatory) started inspect of the IceCube Alert 211116.44 (trigger No 31085,02h 49m 48.00s , +00d 09m 00.0s, R=1.39) errorbox  46076 sec after notice time and 52394 sec after trigger time at 2021-11-17 01:06:30 UT, with upper limit up to  16.2 mag. The observations began at zenith distance = 32 deg. The sun  altitude  is -79.9 deg. 

The galactic latitude b = -50 deg., longitude l = 175 deg.


Real time updated cover map and OT discovered available here: 
https://master.sai.msu.ru/site/master2/observ.php?id=1787759

We obtain a following upper limits.  

Tmid-T0  |      Date Time      |          Site       |             Coord (J2000)          |Filt.| Expt. | Limit| Comment
_________|_____________________|_____________________|____________________________________|_____|_______|_______|________

   52485 | 2021-11-17 01:06:30 |          MASTER-IAC | (02h 45m 19.79s , +00d 16m 19.9s) |   C |   180 | 16.2 |        
Filter C is a clear (unfiltred) band. 


The observation and reduction will continue. 
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