Swift/UVOT Observations of the Nearby Type I Supernova iPTF13bvn
ATel #5146; I. Arcavi (WIS), S. B. Cenko (Goddard), A. Gal-Yam, E. Ofek (WIS)
on 19 Jun 2013; 08:35 UT
Credential Certification: Iair Arcavi (iair.arcavi@weizmann.ac.il)
We report Swift observations of the young type I supernova iPTF13bvn (ATEL #5137 and #5142). Observations were taken following our target-of-opportunity request beginning at 16:10 UT on 2013 June 17.
Observations with the Ultra-Violet Optical telescope (UVOT) were obtained in the UVW1 and UVW2 filters. We use images taken with the same instrument and filters on 2012-01-24 (ATel #3882) to remove host contamination, and find residual emission coincident with the location of iPTF13bvn in the UVW1 filter at a magnitude of 20.60 +/- 0.23 (AB). There is no new significant source detected at this position in the UVW2 filter down to a 3-sigma limiting magnitude of 20.81 (AB).
We thank the Swift team for the prompt scheduling and execution of these observations.
