GB980515
ATel #20; Editor
on 18 May 1998; 22:39 UT
Distributed as an Instant Email Notice Gamma-Ray Bursts
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Subjects: Gamma Ray, Gamma-Ray Burst
Referred to by ATel #: 22
Two messages received, regarding a newly detected gamma-ray burst:
BeppoSAX GRB MAIL N. 98/13
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GB980515
A GRB (GB980515) was observed by the BeppoSAX GRBM at about 17:00:10 UT
of May 15.
The event was detected by one of the WFC (WFC2), with preliminary
position:
RA(2000)=319.25
Dec(2000)=-67.238
with an error radius of 5'.
A BeppoSAX follow up with the NFI is being planned
Luigi Piro
BeppoSAX Mission Scientist
Further to this message, the following was received by email on May 18 1998:
The BeppoSAX-WFC position of GRB980515 has been revised using the
Final Observing Tape.
The revised burst position is:
R.A. = 319.3527 (21h 17m 25s), Decl. = -67.2550 (-67o 15' 18") Eq. 2000.0
We give an error radius of 4 arcmin. This is somewhat larger than the usual
3 arcmin because of low statistics of the burst.
This position lies at 3.8 arcmin from the latest distributed position,
and 2.6 arcmin from the first distributed position.
Best regards,
Marco Feroci and Jean in 't Zand
on behalf of the BeppoSAX Mission Scientist
