[vsnet-alert 3451] BeppoSAX MAIL n. 99/26: GRB ALERT: GRB990908

["Luigi Piro, BeppoSAX Mission Scientist, IAS/CNR Roma" <piro@saxserver1.ias.rm.cnr.it>]

BeppoSAX MAIL n. 99/26: GRB ALERT: GRB990908

A GRB (GB990908) was detected by the GRBM and WFC of BeppoSAX on Sep.8,
around 00:18 U.T.

Preliminary coordinates from WFC are:
R.A.(2000)=103.224
DEC(2000)=-74.988

The error radius is about 8'. Due to the in progress follow up of
GRB990907, SAX will not repoint this GRB.

Giangiacomo Gandolfi
on behalf of BeppoSAX Mission Scientist
                                                                               

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