Status Report

NASA Swift: GRB 060522: Swift/UVOT Observations: Correction

By SpaceRef Editor
May 24, 2006
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NASA Swift: GRB 060522: Swift/UVOT Observations: Correction
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TITLE: GCN GRB OBSERVATION REPORT
NUMBER: 5159
SUBJECT: GRB 060522: Swift/UVOT Observations: Correction
DATE: 06/05/23 18:16:22 GMT
FROM: Stephen Holland at USRA/NASA/GSFC/SSC sholland@milkyway.gsfc.nasa.gov

GRB 060522: Swift/UVOT Observations: Correction

S. T. Holland (NASA/GSFC & USRA) reports on behalf of the Swift/UVOT team:

There is an error in the coordinates of the optical afterglow of GRB 060522 reported in Holland (2006, GCN Circular 5058). The correct J2000 coordinates are

RA = 21:31:44.85
Dec = +02:53:10.8

with an uncertainty of +/- 0.6 arcseconds (90% confidence).

We apologize for the error and any inconvenience that it may have caused.

SpaceRef staff editor.