[vsnet-grb 10] GRB 000926

[Taichi Kato <tkato>]

GRB 000926

   According to GCN 803, Gorosabel et al. reported the detection of
a candidate optical afterglow at

    RA(J2000)=   17h 04m 09.70s
    DEC(J2000)= +51o 47' 10.2"
    (uncertainty 2")

   The object was 19.5+/-0.3 mag on observations starting at 27.859 UT.

   GCN 804 reports Dall et al. independently reports the same object.

RA(J2000)  :  17 04 09.62
Dec(J2000) : +51 47 11.2
(with an uncertainty of about 2")

   R = 19.3+/-0.2.  Spectroscopic information is also provided in GCN 804.

   The object is also deteced in the radio (GCN 805).

   The object is very favorably situated in the evening sky.  Observations
are encouraged.

Regards,
Taichi Kato

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