GRB 200215A: UKIRT H-band observations
Abstract
We observed the field of GRB 200215A (Bernardini et al., GCN 27079) using the United Kingdom Infra-Red Telescope (UKIRT). Observations started at 05:02:05 UT on 2020-02-16 (i.e., 14.38 hr after the BAT trigger), and 3600 s H-band imagining was obtained. No afterglow is detected within the Enhanced XRT error circle (Evans et al., GCN 27089) in our stacked image down to a limiting magnitude of H~20.0. From the PanSTARRS archive, there exists an extended object outside and south to the Enhanced XRT error circle by ~5.1 arcsec, as reported in Kann & de Ugarte Postigo (GCN 27083). It's thus dubbed PS021619+124609 here. As the GRB field is in the previous UKIRT H-band survey, we performed photometry of PS021619+124609 in both epochs. Any significant brightening for PS021619+124609 is ruled out, and we're inclined to think it is not related to the GRB. We thank the great support of the UKIRT staff, in particular Michael Pohlen.
- Publication:
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GRB Coordinates Network
- Pub Date:
- February 2020
- Bibcode:
- 2020GCN.27099....1X