[vsnet-grb 66] GRB 010223: the brightest GRB observed by BeppoSAX

[Taichi Kato <tkato>]

  The following alert is from GCBN No. 959:

TITLE:   GCN GRB OBSERVATION REPORT
NUMBER:  959
SUBJECT: ALERT: GRB020223: the brightest GRB observed by BeppoSAX
DATE:    01/02/22 10:36:47 GMT
FROM:    Luigi Piro at IAS/CNR Frascati  <piro@ias.rm.cnr.it>

On Feb. 22, 07:23:30 U.T. a very bright GRB, possibly the brightest ever
observed by BeppoSAX has been detected simultaneously by the GRBM and WFC1
aboard BeppoSAX.

Preliminary  coordinates from WFC are:

R.A.(2000)= 223.069
DEC.(2000)= 43.035

The error radius at this stage of analysis is 5'.

We are planning a BeppoSAX-NFI observation.

Luigi Piro
BeppoSAX Mission Scientist

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