Gamma-ray Burst 060115

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• GCN/BACODINE POSITION NOTICE
  

  TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
  NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 15 Jan 06 13:08:58 UT
  NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Position
  TRIGGER_NUM:     177408,   Seg_Num: 0
  GRB_RA:           54.044d {+03h 36m 11s} (J2000),
                    54.130d {+03h 36m 31s} (current),
                    53.334d {+03h 33m 20s} (1950)
  GRB_DEC:         +17.344d {+17d 20' 38"} (J2000),
                   +17.364d {+17d 21' 49"} (current),
                   +17.179d {+17d 10' 45"} (1950)
  GRB_ERROR:       3.00 [arcmin radius, statistical only]
  GRB_INTEN:       37728 [cnts]    Image_Peak=775 [image_cnts]
  TRIGGER_DUR:     8.192 [sec] 
  TRIGGER_INDEX:   477     E_range: 25-100 keV
  BKG_INTEN:       268936 [cnts]
  BKG_TIME:        47191.04 SOD {13:06:31.04} UT
  BKG_DUR:         64 [sec]
  GRB_DATE:        13750 TJD;    15 DOY;   06/01/15
  GRB_TIME:        47280.64 SOD {13:08:00.64} UT
  GRB_PHI:         -130.89 [deg]
  GRB_THETA:        20.45 [deg]
  SOLN_STATUS:     0x3
  RATE_SIGNIF:     13.85 [sigma]
  IMAGE_SIGNIF:    10.48 [sigma]
  MERIT_PARAMS:     +1  +0  +0  +4  +2  +4  +0  +0 +50  +1 
  SUN_POSTN:       297.20d {+19h 48m 48s}  -21.09d {-21d 05' 08"}
  SUN_DIST:        120.71 [deg]
  MOON_POSTN:      131.39d {+08h 45m 34s}  +22.44d {+22d 26' 14"}
  MOON_DIST:        72.04 [deg]
  MOON_ILLUM:      99 [%]
  GAL_COORDS:      169.60,-30.23 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
  ECL_COORDS:       55.89, -1.94 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
  COMMENTS:        SWIFT-BAT GRB Coordinates.  
  COMMENTS:        This is a rate trigger.  
  COMMENTS:        A point_source was found.  
  COMMENTS:        This does not match any source in the on-board catalog.  
  COMMENTS:        This does not match any source in the ground catalog.  
  COMMENTS:        This is a GRB.  
  COMMENTS:        This trigger occurred at longitude,latitude = 78.27,-19.99 [deg].  
  

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• GCN NOTICE
  

  TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
  NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 15 Jan 06 13:10:34 UT
  NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-XRT Image
  TRIGGER_NUM:     177408,   Seg_Num: 0
  GRB_RA:           54.0362d {+03h 36m 08.6s} (J2000),
                    54.1221d {+03h 36m 29.3s} (current),
                    53.3260d {+03h 33m 18.2s} (1950)
  GRB_DEC:         +17.3462d {+17d 20' 46.3"} (J2000),
                   +17.3659d {+17d 21' 57.3"} (current),
                   +17.1813d {+17d 10' 52.6"} (1950)
  GRB_ERROR:       5.8 [arcsec, radius, statistical plus systematic]
  GRB_INTEN:       124 [cnts]
  IMG_START_DATE:  13750 TJD;    15 DOY;   06/01/15
  IMG_START_TIME:  47393.26 SOD {13:09:53.26} UT,   112.6 [sec] since BAT Trigger Time
  CENTROID_X:      302.32,  raw= 302  [pixels]
  CENTROID_Y:      284.07,  raw= 284  [pixels]
  ROLL:            255.35 [deg]
  GAIN:            2
  MODE:            3, Long Image mode
  WAVEFORM:        134
  EXPO_TIME:       2.50 [sec]
  GRB_POS_XRT_Y:   -35.88
  GRB_POS_XRT_Z:   3.58
  IMAGE_URL:       sw00177408000msxim.img
  SUN_POSTN:       297.20d {+19h 48m 48s}  -21.09d {-21d 05' 08"}
  SUN_DIST:        120.70 [deg]
  MOON_POSTN:      131.41d {+08h 45m 37s}  +22.43d {+22d 25' 59"}
  MOON_DIST:        72.06 [deg]
  MOON_ILLUM:      99 [%]
  GAL_COORDS:      169.60,-30.23 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst
  ECL_COORDS:       55.88, -1.94 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the burst
  COMMENTS:        SWIFT-XRT Image.  
  COMMENTS:        WARNING: XRT alignment calibration is on-going, and there may be  
  COMMENTS:        residual systematic offsets of several arcseconds not accounted for yet  
  COMMENTS:        by our on-board position determination algorithm.  We have increased  
  COMMENTS:        the estimated error circle radius to take this into account.  
  

  
• GCN NOTICE
  

  TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
  NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 15 Jan 06 13:10:33 UT
  NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-XRT Position
  TRIGGER_NUM:     177408,   Seg_Num: 0
  GRB_RA:           54.0362d {+03h 36m 08.6s} (J2000),
                    54.1221d {+03h 36m 29.3s} (current),
                    53.3260d {+03h 33m 18.2s} (1950)
  GRB_DEC:         +17.3462d {+17d 20' 46.3"} (J2000),
                   +17.3659d {+17d 21' 57.3"} (current),
                   +17.1813d {+17d 10' 52.6"} (1950)
  GRB_ERROR:       5.8 [arcsec radius, statistical plus systematic, 90% containment]
  GRB_INTEN:       4.06e-09 [erg/cm2/sec]
  GRB_SIGNIF:      11.13 [sigma]
  IMG_START_DATE:  13750 TJD;    15 DOY;   06/01/15
  IMG_START_TIME:  47393.26 SOD {13:09:53.26} UT,   112.6 [sec] since BAT Trigger Time
  TAM[0-3]:        327.60 237.18 261.30 243.05
  AMPLIFIER:       2
  WAVEFORM:        134
  SUN_POSTN:       297.20d {+19h 48m 48s}  -21.09d {-21d 05' 08"}
  SUN_DIST:        120.70 [deg]
  MOON_POSTN:      131.40d {+08h 45m 37s}  +22.43d {+22d 25' 60"}
  MOON_DIST:        72.05 [deg]
  MOON_ILLUM:      99 [%]
  GAL_COORDS:      169.60,-30.23 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst
  ECL_COORDS:       55.88, -1.94 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the burst
  COMMENTS:        SWIFT-XRT Coordinates.  
  COMMENTS:        WARNING: XRT alignment calibration is on-going, and there may be  
  COMMENTS:        residual systematic offsets of several arcseconds not accounted for yet  
  COMMENTS:        by our on-board position determination algorithm.  We have increased  
  COMMENTS:        the estimated error circle radius to take this into account.  
  COMMENTS:        The object found at this position is either a very bright burst or a cosmic ray hit.  
  COMMENTS:        Examine the XRT Image to differentiate (CRs are much more compact; see examples at:  
  COMMENTS:        http://www.swift.psu.edu/xrt/XRT_Postage_Stamp_Image_Photo_Gallery.htm .  
  

• GCN NOTICE
  

  TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
  NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 15 Jan 06 13:11:14 UT
  NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-XRT Processed Image
  TRIGGER_NUM:     177408,   Seg_Num: 0
  GRB_RA:           54.0362d {+03h 36m 08.6s} (J2000),
                    54.1221d {+03h 36m 29.3s} (current),
                    53.3260d {+03h 33m 18.2s} (1950)
  GRB_DEC:         +17.3462d {+17d 20' 46.3"} (J2000),
                   +17.3659d {+17d 21' 57.3"} (current),
                   +17.1813d {+17d 10' 52.6"} (1950)
  GRB_ERROR:       5.8 [arcsec, radius, statistical plus systematic]
  GRB_INTEN:       124 [cnts]
  IMG_START_DATE:  13750 TJD;    15 DOY;   06/01/15
  IMG_START_TIME:  47393.26 SOD {13:09:53.26} UT,   112.6 [sec] since BAT Trigger Time
  CENTROID_X:      302.32,  raw= 302  [pixels]
  CENTROID_Y:      284.07,  raw= 284  [pixels]
  ROLL:            255.35 [deg]
  GAIN:            2
  MODE:            3, Long Image mode
  WAVEFORM:        134
  EXPO_TIME:       2.50 [sec]
  GRB_POS_XRT_Y:   -35.88
  GRB_POS_XRT_Z:   3.58
  IMAGE_URL:       sw00177408000msxim.img
  SUN_POSTN:       297.20d {+19h 48m 48s}  -21.09d {-21d 05' 07"}
  SUN_DIST:        120.70 [deg]
  MOON_POSTN:      131.41d {+08h 45m 39s}  +22.43d {+22d 25' 53"}
  MOON_DIST:        72.06 [deg]
  MOON_ILLUM:      99 [%]
  GAL_COORDS:      169.60,-30.23 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst
  ECL_COORDS:       55.88, -1.94 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the burst
  COMMENTS:        SWIFT-XRT Processed Image.  
  

  
• GCN NOTICE
  

  TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
  NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 15 Jan 06 13:12:12 UT
  NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Lightcurve
  TRIGGER_NUM:     177408,   Seg_Num: 0
  GRB_RA:           54.044d {+03h 36m 11s} (J2000),
                    54.130d {+03h 36m 31s} (current),
                    53.334d {+03h 33m 20s} (1950)
  GRB_DEC:         +17.344d {+17d 20' 38"} (J2000),
                   +17.364d {+17d 21' 49"} (current),
                   +17.179d {+17d 10' 45"} (1950)
  GRB_DATE:        13750 TJD;    15 DOY;   06/01/15
  GRB_TIME:        47280.64 SOD {13:08:00.64} UT
  TRIGGER_INDEX:   477
  GRB_PHI:         -130.89 [deg]
  GRB_THETA:        20.45 [deg]
  DELTA_TIME:      0.00 [sec]
  TRIGGER_DUR:     8.192 [sec] 
  LC_URL:          sw00177408000msb.lc
  SUN_POSTN:       297.20d {+19h 48m 49s}  -21.09d {-21d 05' 07"}
  SUN_DIST:        120.71 [deg]
  MOON_POSTN:      131.42d {+08h 45m 41s}  +22.43d {+22d 25' 44"}
  MOON_DIST:        72.06 [deg]
  MOON_ILLUM:      99 [%]
  GAL_COORDS:      169.60,-30.23 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
  ECL_COORDS:       55.89, -1.94 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
  COMMENTS:        SWIFT-BAT GRB Lightcurve.  
  COMMENTS:           
  COMMENTS:        The next comments were copied from the BAT_POS Notice:  
  COMMENTS:        This is a rate trigger.  
  COMMENTS:        A point_source was found.  
  COMMENTS:        This does not match any source in the on-board catalog.  
  COMMENTS:        This does not match any source in the ground catalog.  
  COMMENTS:        This is a GRB.  
  COMMENTS:        This trigger occurred at longitude,latitude = 78.27,-19.99 [deg].  
  

  
• GCN NOTICE
  

  TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
  NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 15 Jan 06 13:13:48 UT
  NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-UVOT Source List
  TRIGGER_NUM:     177408,   Seg_Num: 0
  POINT_RA:         54.038d {+03h 36m 09s} (J2000)
  POINT_DEC:       +17.336d {+17d 20' 09"} (J2000)
  POINT_ROLL:      255.346d
  IMG_START_DATE:  13750 TJD;    15 DOY;   06/01/15
  IMG_START_TIME:  47398.72 SOD {13:09:58.72} UT,   118.1 [sec] since BAT Trigger Time
  FILTER:          3, V
  BKG_MEAN:        1.169
  N_STARS:         67
  X_OFFSET:        514 [pixels]
  Y_OFFSET:        612 [pixels]
  X_MAX:           1473 [pixels]
  Y_MAX:           1571 [pixels]
  DET_THRESH:      9
  PHOTO_THRESH:    4
  SL_URL:          sw00177408000msufc0118.fits
  SUN_POSTN:       297.20d {+19h 48m 49s}  -21.09d {-21d 05' 06"}
  SUN_DIST:        120.70 [deg]
  MOON_POSTN:      131.43d {+08h 45m 44s}  +22.42d {+22d 25' 30"}
  MOON_DIST:        72.08 [deg]
  MOON_ILLUM:      99 [%]
  GAL_COORDS:      169.61,-30.24 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
  ECL_COORDS:       55.88, -1.95 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
  COMMENTS:        SWIFT-UVOT Source List.  
  

• GCN NOTICE
  

  TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
  NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 15 Jan 06 13:15:01 UT
  NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-UVOT Processed Source List
  TRIGGER_NUM:     177408,   Seg_Num: 0
  POINT_RA:         54.038d {+03h 36m 09s} (J2000)
  POINT_DEC:       +17.336d {+17d 20' 09"} (J2000)
  POINT_ROLL:      255.346d
  IMG_START_DATE:  13750 TJD;    15 DOY;   06/01/15
  IMG_START_TIME:  47398.72 SOD {13:09:58.72} UT,   118.1 [sec] since BAT Trigger Time
  FILTER:          3, V
  BKG_MEAN:        1.169
  N_STARS:         67
  X_OFFSET:        514 [pixels]
  Y_OFFSET:        612 [pixels]
  X_MAX:           1473 [pixels]
  Y_MAX:           1571 [pixels]
  DET_THRESH:      9
  PHOTO_THRESH:    4
  SL_URL:          sw00177408000msufc0118.fits
  SUN_POSTN:       297.20d {+19h 48m 49s}  -21.09d {-21d 05' 06"}
  SUN_DIST:        120.70 [deg]
  MOON_POSTN:      131.44d {+08h 45m 46s}  +22.42d {+22d 25' 18"}
  MOON_DIST:        72.09 [deg]
  MOON_ILLUM:      99 [%]
  GAL_COORDS:      169.61,-30.24 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
  ECL_COORDS:       55.88, -1.95 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
  COMMENTS:        SWIFT-UVOT Processed Source List.  
  COMMENTS:        All 4 attachments are included.  
  

  
• GCN NOTICE
  

  TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
  NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 15 Jan 06 13:15:17 UT
  NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-UVOT Image
  TRIGGER_NUM:     177408,   Seg_Num: 0
  POINT_RA:         54.038d {+03h 36m 09s} (J2000)
  POINT_DEC:       +17.336d {+17d 20' 09"} (J2000)
  ROLL:            255.346d
  IMG_START_DATE:  13750 TJD;    15 DOY;   06/01/15
  IMG_START_TIME:  47398.72 SOD {13:09:58.72} UT,   118.1 [sec] since BAT Trigger Time
  FILTER:          3, V
  EXPOSURE_ID:     159023399
  X_OFFSET:        834 [pixels]
  Y_OFFSET:        932 [pixels]
  WIDTH:           160 [pixels]
  HEIGHT:          160 [pixels]
  X_GRB_POS:       994
  Y_GRB_POS:       1092
  BINNING_INDEX:   1
  IM_URL:          sw00177408000msuni0118.fits
  SUN_POSTN:       297.20d {+19h 48m 49s}  -21.09d {-21d 05' 05"}
  SUN_DIST:        120.70 [deg]
  MOON_POSTN:      131.45d {+08h 45m 47s}  +22.42d {+22d 25' 16"}
  MOON_DIST:        72.10 [deg]
  MOON_ILLUM:      99 [%]
  GAL_COORDS:      169.61,-30.24 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
  ECL_COORDS:       55.88, -1.95 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
  COMMENTS:        SWIFT-UVOT Image.  
  COMMENTS:        The GRB Position came from the XRT Position Command.  
  COMMENTS:        The image has 2x2 binning (compression).  
  

  
• GCN NOTICE
  

  TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
  NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 15 Jan 06 13:16:20 UT
  NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-UVOT Processed Image
  TRIGGER_NUM:     177408,   Seg_Num: 0
  POINT_RA:         54.038d {+03h 36m 09s} (J2000)
  POINT_DEC:       +17.336d {+17d 20' 09"} (J2000)
  ROLL:            255.346d
  IMG_START_DATE:  13750 TJD;    15 DOY;   06/01/15
  IMG_START_TIME:  47398.72 SOD {13:09:58.72} UT,   118.1 [sec] since BAT Trigger Time
  FILTER:          3, V
  EXPOSURE_ID:     159023399
  X_OFFSET:        834 [pixels]
  Y_OFFSET:        932 [pixels]
  WIDTH:           160 [pixels]
  HEIGHT:          160 [pixels]
  X_GRB_POS:       994
  Y_GRB_POS:       1092
  BINNING_INDEX:   1
  IM_URL:          sw00177408000msuni0118.fits
  SUN_POSTN:       297.21d {+19h 48m 49s}  -21.08d {-21d 05' 05"}
  SUN_DIST:        120.70 [deg]
  MOON_POSTN:      131.45d {+08h 45m 49s}  +22.42d {+22d 25' 06"}
  MOON_DIST:        72.10 [deg]
  MOON_ILLUM:      99 [%]
  GAL_COORDS:      169.61,-30.24 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
  ECL_COORDS:       55.88, -1.95 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
  COMMENTS:        SWIFT-UVOT Processed Image.  
  COMMENTS:        If you have elected to receive attachments:  
  COMMENTS:        The uvot_catalog_image.fits.gz file does not exist; skipping the attachment.  
  

  
• GCN NOTICE
  

  TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
  NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 15 Jan 06 13:19:10 UT
  NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-UVOT Source List
  TRIGGER_NUM:     177408,   Seg_Num: 0
  POINT_RA:         54.040d {+03h 36m 10s} (J2000)
  POINT_DEC:       +17.337d {+17d 20' 14"} (J2000)
  POINT_ROLL:      255.349d
  IMG_START_DATE:  13750 TJD;    15 DOY;   06/01/15
  IMG_START_TIME:  47605.55 SOD {13:13:25.55} UT,   324.9 [sec] since BAT Trigger Time
  FILTER:          9, B
  BKG_MEAN:        0.172
  N_STARS:         16
  X_OFFSET:        514 [pixels]
  Y_OFFSET:        612 [pixels]
  X_MAX:           1473 [pixels]
  Y_MAX:           1571 [pixels]
  DET_THRESH:      5
  PHOTO_THRESH:    2
  SL_URL:          sw00177408000msufc0324.fits
  SUN_POSTN:       297.21d {+19h 48m 50s}  -21.08d {-21d 05' 04"}
  SUN_DIST:        120.70 [deg]
  MOON_POSTN:      131.48d {+08h 45m 55s}  +22.41d {+22d 24' 40"}
  MOON_DIST:        72.13 [deg]
  MOON_ILLUM:      99 [%]
  GAL_COORDS:      169.61,-30.23 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
  ECL_COORDS:       55.88, -1.94 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
  COMMENTS:        SWIFT-UVOT Source List.  
  

• GCN NOTICE
  

  TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
  NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 15 Jan 06 13:20:09 UT
  NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-UVOT Processed Source List
  TRIGGER_NUM:     177408,   Seg_Num: 0
  POINT_RA:         54.040d {+03h 36m 10s} (J2000)
  POINT_DEC:       +17.337d {+17d 20' 14"} (J2000)
  POINT_ROLL:      255.349d
  IMG_START_DATE:  13750 TJD;    15 DOY;   06/01/15
  IMG_START_TIME:  47605.55 SOD {13:13:25.55} UT,   324.9 [sec] since BAT Trigger Time
  FILTER:          9, B
  BKG_MEAN:        0.172
  N_STARS:         16
  X_OFFSET:        514 [pixels]
  Y_OFFSET:        612 [pixels]
  X_MAX:           1473 [pixels]
  Y_MAX:           1571 [pixels]
  DET_THRESH:      5
  PHOTO_THRESH:    2
  SL_URL:          sw00177408000msufc0324.fits
  SUN_POSTN:       297.21d {+19h 48m 50s}  -21.08d {-21d 05' 03"}
  SUN_DIST:        120.70 [deg]
  MOON_POSTN:      131.49d {+08h 45m 57s}  +22.41d {+22d 24' 31"}
  MOON_DIST:        72.13 [deg]
  MOON_ILLUM:      99 [%]
  GAL_COORDS:      169.61,-30.23 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
  ECL_COORDS:       55.88, -1.94 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
  COMMENTS:        SWIFT-UVOT Processed Source List.  
  COMMENTS:        If you have elected to receive attachments:  
  COMMENTS:        The uvot_catalog_srclist.fits.gz file does not exist; skipping the attachment.  
  

  
• GCN NOTICE
  

  TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
  NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 15 Jan 06 13:20:26 UT
  NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-UVOT Image
  TRIGGER_NUM:     177408,   Seg_Num: 0
  POINT_RA:         54.040d {+03h 36m 10s} (J2000)
  POINT_DEC:       +17.337d {+17d 20' 14"} (J2000)
  ROLL:            255.349d
  IMG_START_DATE:  13750 TJD;    15 DOY;   06/01/15
  IMG_START_TIME:  47605.55 SOD {13:13:25.55} UT,   324.9 [sec] since BAT Trigger Time
  FILTER:          9, B
  EXPOSURE_ID:     159023606
  X_OFFSET:        834 [pixels]
  Y_OFFSET:        932 [pixels]
  WIDTH:           160 [pixels]
  HEIGHT:          160 [pixels]
  X_GRB_POS:       994
  Y_GRB_POS:       1092
  BINNING_INDEX:   1
  IM_URL:          sw00177408000msuni0324.fits
  SUN_POSTN:       297.21d {+19h 48m 50s}  -21.08d {-21d 05' 03"}
  SUN_DIST:        120.70 [deg]
  MOON_POSTN:      131.49d {+08h 45m 58s}  +22.41d {+22d 24' 28"}
  MOON_DIST:        72.14 [deg]
  MOON_ILLUM:      99 [%]
  GAL_COORDS:      169.61,-30.23 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
  ECL_COORDS:       55.88, -1.94 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
  COMMENTS:        SWIFT-UVOT Image.  
  COMMENTS:        The GRB Position came from the Window Position in the Mode Command.  
  COMMENTS:        The image has 2x2 binning (compression).  
  

  
• GCN NOTICE
  

  TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
  NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 15 Jan 06 13:21:24 UT
  NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-UVOT Processed Image
  TRIGGER_NUM:     177408,   Seg_Num: 0
  POINT_RA:         54.040d {+03h 36m 10s} (J2000)
  POINT_DEC:       +17.337d {+17d 20' 14"} (J2000)
  ROLL:            255.349d
  IMG_START_DATE:  13750 TJD;    15 DOY;   06/01/15
  IMG_START_TIME:  47605.55 SOD {13:13:25.55} UT,   324.9 [sec] since BAT Trigger Time
  FILTER:          9, B
  EXPOSURE_ID:     159023606
  X_OFFSET:        834 [pixels]
  Y_OFFSET:        932 [pixels]
  WIDTH:           160 [pixels]
  HEIGHT:          160 [pixels]
  X_GRB_POS:       994
  Y_GRB_POS:       1092
  BINNING_INDEX:   1
  IM_URL:          sw00177408000msuni0324.fits
  SUN_POSTN:       297.21d {+19h 48m 50s}  -21.08d {-21d 05' 03"}
  SUN_DIST:        120.70 [deg]
  MOON_POSTN:      131.50d {+08h 45m 60s}  +22.41d {+22d 24' 19"}
  MOON_DIST:        72.14 [deg]
  MOON_ILLUM:      99 [%]
  GAL_COORDS:      169.61,-30.23 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
  ECL_COORDS:       55.88, -1.94 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
  COMMENTS:        SWIFT-UVOT Processed Image.  
  COMMENTS:        If you have elected to receive attachments:  
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• GCN NOTICE
  

  TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
  NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 15 Jan 06 13:27:32 UT
  NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-UVOT Source List
  TRIGGER_NUM:     177408,   Seg_Num: 0
  POINT_RA:         54.040d {+03h 36m 10s} (J2000)
  POINT_DEC:       +17.337d {+17d 20' 15"} (J2000)
  POINT_ROLL:      255.349d
  IMG_START_DATE:  13750 TJD;    15 DOY;   06/01/15
  IMG_START_TIME:  48122.84 SOD {13:22:02.84} UT,   842.2 [sec] since BAT Trigger Time
  FILTER:          9, B
  BKG_MEAN:        1.812
  N_STARS:         83
  X_OFFSET:        514 [pixels]
  Y_OFFSET:        612 [pixels]
  X_MAX:           1473 [pixels]
  Y_MAX:           1571 [pixels]
  DET_THRESH:      11
  PHOTO_THRESH:    6
  SL_URL:          sw00177408000msufc0842.fits
  SUN_POSTN:       297.21d {+19h 48m 51s}  -21.08d {-21d 05' 00"}
  SUN_DIST:        120.69 [deg]
  MOON_POSTN:      131.55d {+08h 46m 12s}  +22.39d {+22d 23' 23"}
  MOON_DIST:        72.20 [deg]
  MOON_ILLUM:      99 [%]
  GAL_COORDS:      169.61,-30.23 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
  ECL_COORDS:       55.88, -1.94 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
  COMMENTS:        SWIFT-UVOT Source List.  
  

• GCN NOTICE
  

  TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
  NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 15 Jan 06 13:28:35 UT
  NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-UVOT Processed Source List
  TRIGGER_NUM:     177408,   Seg_Num: 0
  POINT_RA:         54.040d {+03h 36m 10s} (J2000)
  POINT_DEC:       +17.337d {+17d 20' 15"} (J2000)
  POINT_ROLL:      255.349d
  IMG_START_DATE:  13750 TJD;    15 DOY;   06/01/15
  IMG_START_TIME:  48122.84 SOD {13:22:02.84} UT,   842.2 [sec] since BAT Trigger Time
  FILTER:          9, B
  BKG_MEAN:        1.812
  N_STARS:         83
  X_OFFSET:        514 [pixels]
  Y_OFFSET:        612 [pixels]
  X_MAX:           1473 [pixels]
  Y_MAX:           1571 [pixels]
  DET_THRESH:      11
  PHOTO_THRESH:    6
  SL_URL:          sw00177408000msufc0842.fits
  SUN_POSTN:       297.21d {+19h 48m 51s}  -21.08d {-21d 05' 00"}
  SUN_DIST:        120.69 [deg]
  MOON_POSTN:      131.56d {+08h 46m 14s}  +22.39d {+22d 23' 13"}
  MOON_DIST:        72.20 [deg]
  MOON_ILLUM:      99 [%]
  GAL_COORDS:      169.61,-30.23 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
  ECL_COORDS:       55.88, -1.94 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
  COMMENTS:        SWIFT-UVOT Processed Source List.  
  COMMENTS:        All 4 attachments are included.  
  

  
• GCN NOTICE
  

  TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
  NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 15 Jan 06 13:29:41 UT
  NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-UVOT Image
  TRIGGER_NUM:     177408,   Seg_Num: 0
  POINT_RA:         54.040d {+03h 36m 10s} (J2000)
  POINT_DEC:       +17.337d {+17d 20' 15"} (J2000)
  ROLL:            255.349d
  IMG_START_DATE:  13750 TJD;    15 DOY;   06/01/15
  IMG_START_TIME:  48122.84 SOD {13:22:02.84} UT,   842.2 [sec] since BAT Trigger Time
  FILTER:          9, B
  EXPOSURE_ID:     159024123
  X_OFFSET:        834 [pixels]
  Y_OFFSET:        932 [pixels]
  WIDTH:           160 [pixels]
  HEIGHT:          160 [pixels]
  X_GRB_POS:       994
  Y_GRB_POS:       1092
  BINNING_INDEX:   1
  IM_URL:          sw00177408000msuni0842.fits
  SUN_POSTN:       297.22d {+19h 48m 52s}  -21.08d {-21d 04' 59"}
  SUN_DIST:        120.69 [deg]
  MOON_POSTN:      131.57d {+08h 46m 17s}  +22.38d {+22d 23' 03"}
  MOON_DIST:        72.21 [deg]
  MOON_ILLUM:      99 [%]
  GAL_COORDS:      169.61,-30.23 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
  ECL_COORDS:       55.88, -1.94 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
  COMMENTS:        SWIFT-UVOT Image.  
  COMMENTS:        The GRB Position came from the Window Position in the Mode Command.  
  COMMENTS:        The image has 2x2 binning (compression).  
  

  
• GCN NOTICE
  

  TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
  NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 15 Jan 06 13:30:29 UT
  NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-UVOT Processed Image
  TRIGGER_NUM:     177408,   Seg_Num: 0
  POINT_RA:         54.040d {+03h 36m 10s} (J2000)
  POINT_DEC:       +17.337d {+17d 20' 15"} (J2000)
  ROLL:            255.349d
  IMG_START_DATE:  13750 TJD;    15 DOY;   06/01/15
  IMG_START_TIME:  48122.84 SOD {13:22:02.84} UT,   842.2 [sec] since BAT Trigger Time
  FILTER:          9, B
  EXPOSURE_ID:     159024123
  X_OFFSET:        834 [pixels]
  Y_OFFSET:        932 [pixels]
  WIDTH:           160 [pixels]
  HEIGHT:          160 [pixels]
  X_GRB_POS:       994
  Y_GRB_POS:       1092
  BINNING_INDEX:   1
  IM_URL:          sw00177408000msuni0842.fits
  SUN_POSTN:       297.22d {+19h 48m 52s}  -21.08d {-21d 04' 58"}
  SUN_DIST:        120.69 [deg]
  MOON_POSTN:      131.58d {+08h 46m 18s}  +22.38d {+22d 22' 55"}
  MOON_DIST:        72.22 [deg]
  MOON_ILLUM:      99 [%]
  GAL_COORDS:      169.61,-30.23 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
  ECL_COORDS:       55.88, -1.94 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
  COMMENTS:        SWIFT-UVOT Processed Image.  
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• GCN NOTICE
  

  TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
  NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 15 Jan 06 13:46:42 UT
  NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-UVOT Source List
  TRIGGER_NUM:     177408,   Seg_Num: 0
  POINT_RA:         54.040d {+03h 36m 10s} (J2000)
  POINT_DEC:       +17.337d {+17d 20' 14"} (J2000)
  POINT_ROLL:      255.348d
  IMG_START_DATE:  13750 TJD;    15 DOY;   06/01/15
  IMG_START_TIME:  48329.17 SOD {13:25:29.17} UT,   1048.5 [sec] since BAT Trigger Time
  FILTER:          3, V
  BKG_MEAN:        1.094
  N_STARS:         72
  X_OFFSET:        514 [pixels]
  Y_OFFSET:        612 [pixels]
  X_MAX:           1473 [pixels]
  Y_MAX:           1571 [pixels]
  DET_THRESH:      9
  PHOTO_THRESH:    4
  SL_URL:          sw00177408000msufc1048.fits
  SUN_POSTN:       297.23d {+19h 48m 55s}  -21.08d {-21d 04' 51"}
  SUN_DIST:        120.68 [deg]
  MOON_POSTN:      131.72d {+08h 46m 52s}  +22.34d {+22d 20' 25"}
  MOON_DIST:        72.35 [deg]
  MOON_ILLUM:      99 [%]
  GAL_COORDS:      169.61,-30.23 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
  ECL_COORDS:       55.88, -1.94 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
  COMMENTS:        SWIFT-UVOT Source List.  
  

• GCN NOTICE
  

  TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
  NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 15 Jan 06 13:47:39 UT
  NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-UVOT Processed Source List
  TRIGGER_NUM:     177408,   Seg_Num: 0
  POINT_RA:         54.040d {+03h 36m 10s} (J2000)
  POINT_DEC:       +17.337d {+17d 20' 14"} (J2000)
  POINT_ROLL:      255.348d
  IMG_START_DATE:  13750 TJD;    15 DOY;   06/01/15
  IMG_START_TIME:  48329.17 SOD {13:25:29.17} UT,   1048.5 [sec] since BAT Trigger Time
  FILTER:          3, V
  BKG_MEAN:        1.094
  N_STARS:         72
  X_OFFSET:        514 [pixels]
  Y_OFFSET:        612 [pixels]
  X_MAX:           1473 [pixels]
  Y_MAX:           1571 [pixels]
  DET_THRESH:      9
  PHOTO_THRESH:    4
  SL_URL:          sw00177408000msufc1048.fits
  SUN_POSTN:       297.23d {+19h 48m 55s}  -21.08d {-21d 04' 50"}
  SUN_DIST:        120.68 [deg]
  MOON_POSTN:      131.72d {+08h 46m 54s}  +22.34d {+22d 20' 16"}
  MOON_DIST:        72.36 [deg]
  MOON_ILLUM:      99 [%]
  GAL_COORDS:      169.61,-30.23 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
  ECL_COORDS:       55.88, -1.94 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
  COMMENTS:        SWIFT-UVOT Processed Source List.  
  COMMENTS:        All 4 attachments are included.  
  

  
• GCN NOTICE
  

  TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
  NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 15 Jan 06 13:47:56 UT
  NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-UVOT Image
  TRIGGER_NUM:     177408,   Seg_Num: 0
  POINT_RA:         54.040d {+03h 36m 10s} (J2000)
  POINT_DEC:       +17.337d {+17d 20' 14"} (J2000)
  ROLL:            255.348d
  IMG_START_DATE:  13750 TJD;    15 DOY;   06/01/15
  IMG_START_TIME:  48329.17 SOD {13:25:29.17} UT,   1048.5 [sec] since BAT Trigger Time
  FILTER:          3, V
  EXPOSURE_ID:     159024330
  X_OFFSET:        834 [pixels]
  Y_OFFSET:        932 [pixels]
  WIDTH:           160 [pixels]
  HEIGHT:          160 [pixels]
  X_GRB_POS:       994
  Y_GRB_POS:       1092
  BINNING_INDEX:   1
  IM_URL:          sw00177408000msuni1048.fits
  SUN_POSTN:       297.23d {+19h 48m 55s}  -21.08d {-21d 04' 50"}
  SUN_DIST:        120.68 [deg]
  MOON_POSTN:      131.73d {+08h 46m 54s}  +22.34d {+22d 20' 13"}
  MOON_DIST:        72.36 [deg]
  MOON_ILLUM:      99 [%]
  GAL_COORDS:      169.61,-30.23 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
  ECL_COORDS:       55.88, -1.94 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
  COMMENTS:        SWIFT-UVOT Image.  
  COMMENTS:        The GRB Position came from the Window Position in the Mode Command.  
  COMMENTS:        The image has 2x2 binning (compression).  
  

  
• GCN NOTICE
  

  TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
  NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 15 Jan 06 13:49:06 UT
  NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-UVOT Processed Image
  TRIGGER_NUM:     177408,   Seg_Num: 0
  POINT_RA:         54.040d {+03h 36m 10s} (J2000)
  POINT_DEC:       +17.337d {+17d 20' 14"} (J2000)
  ROLL:            255.348d
  IMG_START_DATE:  13750 TJD;    15 DOY;   06/01/15
  IMG_START_TIME:  48329.17 SOD {13:25:29.17} UT,   1048.5 [sec] since BAT Trigger Time
  FILTER:          3, V
  EXPOSURE_ID:     159024330
  X_OFFSET:        834 [pixels]
  Y_OFFSET:        932 [pixels]
  WIDTH:           160 [pixels]
  HEIGHT:          160 [pixels]
  X_GRB_POS:       994
  Y_GRB_POS:       1092
  BINNING_INDEX:   1
  IM_URL:          sw00177408000msuni1048.fits
  SUN_POSTN:       297.23d {+19h 48m 55s}  -21.08d {-21d 04' 50"}
  SUN_DIST:        120.68 [deg]
  MOON_POSTN:      131.74d {+08h 46m 57s}  +22.33d {+22d 20' 03"}
  MOON_DIST:        72.37 [deg]
  MOON_ILLUM:      99 [%]
  GAL_COORDS:      169.61,-30.23 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
  ECL_COORDS:       55.88, -1.94 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
  COMMENTS:        SWIFT-UVOT Processed Image.  
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• GCN Circular #4509
  G. Tagliaferri (INAF-OAB), S. Barthelmy (GSFC), A. Beardmore (U Leicester), D. Burrows (PSU), D. Fox (PSU), N. Gehrels (GSFC), C. Gronwall (PSU), J. Kennea (PSU), F. Marshall (GSFC), D. Palmer (LANL), M. Perri (ASDC) on behalf of the Swift team:
  At 13:08:00 UT, Swift-BAT triggered and located GRB 060115 (trigger=177408). The spacecraft slewed immediately. The BAT on-board calculated location is RA,Dec 54.044d,+17.344d {03h 36m 11s,+17d 20' 38"} (J2000), with an uncertainty of 3 arcmin (radius, 90% containment, stat+sys). The BAT light curve shows an ~10-sec peak at T_zero. There is a probable second peak at T+90 sec (~20 sec width). The peak count rate was ~1000 counts/sec (15-350 keV), at ~5 seconds after the trigger. We note that this probably long total duration and smooth lightcurve may indicate a high redshift burst.
  XRT began observing the field at 13:09:53 UT, 113 sec after the BAT trigger. On-board centroiding found a previously uncatalogued bright fading X-ray source in the field of view at the following coordinates:

  RA(J2000) = 03h 36m 08.6s
  Dec(J2000)= +17d 20' 46.3"
  

  This location is 36 arcseconds from the BAT position. The estimated uncertainty is 6 arcseconds (90% confidence radius). The initial flux was 4.1E-9 ergs/cm2/s (0.2-10 keV).
  UVOT took a finding chart exposure of nominal 200 seconds with the V filter starting 119 seconds after the BAT trigger. No afterglow candidate has been found in the initial data products. Image catalog data are not available at this time. The 8'x8' region for the list of sources generated on-board covers 100% of the XRT error circle. The list of sources is typically complete to about 18.0 mag. No correction has been made for the expected visual extinction of about 0.4 magnitudes.
• GCN Circular #4510
  K. Yanagisawa (OAO/NAOJ), H. Toda, and N. Kawai (Tokyo Tech) report on behalf of the MITSuME collaboration:
  "We have observed the field of GRB 060115 (Tagliaferri et al. GCN 4509) with the three-color MITSuME 50 cm telescope at Okayama, Japan, starting from 13:14 UT (T_burst + 6 min).
  In the Rc and Ic band images, we have detected a fading source inside the Swift XRT error circle that is not present in the DSS2-r image.
  The coordinates of the fading object are:
  RA(J2000): 03:36:08.4, Dec(J2000): +17:20:43 (error +/- 2 arcsec)"
• GCN Circular #4511
  E.Sonoda,Y.Nakamura,S.Maeno,S.Masuda,M.Yamauchi (University of Miyazaki)
  "We have observed the field covering the error circle of GRB060115 (GCN 4509) with the unfiltered CCD camera on the 30-cm telescope at University of Miyazaki. The observation was started 13:36:56 UT on Jan.15. After co-adding a set of 30 images (13:36:56 - 14:28:26 UT) of 30 sec exposures, we have compared with the USNO A2.0 catalog. Preliminary analysis shows there is no new source brighter than 18.1 mag."
• GCN Circular #4513
  K. Yanagisawa (OAO/NAOJ), H. Toda, and N. Kawai (Tokyo Tech) report on behalf of the MITSuME collaboration:
  "We have placed the Rc band finding chart for the optical transient (Yanagisawa et al. GCN 4510) detected in the XRT error circle of GRB 060115 (Tagliaferri et al. GCN 4509) at the following URL:
  http://bragi.oao.nao.ac.jp/support/telescope/grb50/images/GRB060115A-Chart.pdf"
• GCN Circular #4514
  M. Perri (ASDC), G. Chincarini (Univ. Milano-Bicocca), G. Tagliaferri (INAF-OAB), D.N. Burrows (PSU), M. Tripicco (GSFC-SSAI) and F. Marshall (GSFC) report on behalf of the Swift XRT team:
  We have analyzed the first two orbits of XRT data from GRB 060115 (trigger 177408, GCN 4509). A 1260s Photon Counting mode image provides a refined XRT position:

  RA(J2000) = 03h 36m 08.49s,
  Dec(J2000) = +17d 20m 45.3s
  

  with an uncertainty of 3.8 arcsec (90% containment). This position is 1.7 arcsec away from the on-board XRT position (Tagliaferri et al., GCN 4509) and includes the latest XRT boresight correction. This position is 2.6 arcsec from the optical afterglow position (which also has an uncertainty of 2 arcsec) reported by Yanagisawa et al. (GCN 4510).
  The X-ray light curve in the first two orbits can be fit with a broken power-law with an initial decay slope of -3.3+/-0.1, a break at T+570+/-40 s, and a post-break slope of -0.7+/-0.1. At around T+400s some flare activity is also evident.
  A power-law fit to the X-ray spectrum from T+121s to T+153s gave a photon index of 1.8+/-0.1 and a column density of (1.5+/-0.6)E21 cm**-2, consistent with the Galactic hydrogen column density in the direction of the burst of 1.3E21cm**-2.
  If the burst continues to decay at the current rate we estimate an XRT count rate of 8E-3 counts/s at T+24hr, which corresponds to an observed 0.3-10.keV flux of ~4E-13 ergs cm**-2 s**-1.
• GCN Circular #4516
  P. Schady (UCL-MSSL/PSU), A. Cucchiara (PSU), M. De Pasquale (UCL-MSSL), F. Marshall (GSFC), N. Gehrels (GSFC) on behalf of the Swift/UVOT team
  The Swift/UVOT began observing the field of GRB 060115 at 13:09:59 on 2006-01-15 whilst settling on the target, 119 s after the BAT trigger (Tagliagerri et al., GCN 4509). No new source is detected either at the XRT position (Perri et al., GCN 4514) or at the position of the candidate afterglow reported by Yanagisawa et al. (GCN 4510) in coadded images with any of the filters. The following 3-sigma magnitude upper limits are not corrected for Galactic extinction; E(B-V) = 0.133.

  Filter   T_range(s)  Exp(s)  3sigUL(mag)
  
  V        104-1585    488.1   19.5
  B        326-1042    199.7   20.4
  U        651-1657    99.0    19.3
  W1       627-1788    105.9   19.4
  M2       603-1777    118.8   19.5
  W2       556-1730    99.0    19.7
  White    531-1705    99.0    19.8
  

• GCN Circular #4517
  K. Yanagisawa (OAO/NAOJ), H. Toda, and N. Kawai (Tokyo Tech) report on behalf of the MITSuME collaboration:
  "We have performed photometry of the afterglow candidate (Yanagisawa et al. GCN 4510,4513) of GRB 060115 (Tagliaferri et al. GCN 4509) for the stacked images of the entire effective exposure (42 min) and for the subdivided half intervals, which were calibrated against the USNO-B1.0 R2 and I2 stars:

  Entire exposure:
      Exposure Start 13:14 (UT)
      Exposure End   14:10 (UT)
    　MidTime        13:42 (UT, T_burst + 34 min)
      Exp = 60sec x 42
      Rc = 19.2 +/- 0.4 mag
      Ic = 18.5 +/- 0.5 mag
  
  First half:
      Exposure Start 13:14 (UT)
      Exposure End   13:40 (UT)
    　MidTime        13:27 (UT, T_burst + 19 min)
      Exp = 60sec x 21
      Rc = 19.1 +/- 0.5
      Ic = 17.9 +/- 0.4
  
  Second half:
      Exposure Start 13:42(UT)
      Exposure End   14:10(UT)
    　MidTime        13:56(UT, T_burst + 48 min)
      Exp = 60sec x 21
      Rc > 19.1
      Ic > 19.0
  

  Note that the exposures in different colors are completely synchronized. The comparison images in three bands can be viewed at the following URL:
  http://bragi.oao.nao.ac.jp/support/telescope/grb50/images/GRB060115A-Fading.pdf
• GCN Circular #4518
  L. Barbier (GSFC), S. Barthelmy (GSFC), J. Cummings (GSFC/NRC), E. Fenimore (LANL), N. Gehrels (GSFC), D. Hullinger (GSFC/UMD), K. Hurley (Berkeley), H. Krimm (GSFC/USRA), C. Markwardt (GSFC/UMD), J. Norris (GSFC), D. Palmer (LANL), A. Parsons (GSFC), T. Sakamoto (GSFC/NRC), G. Sato (ISAS), J. Tueller (GSFC) on behalf of the Swift-BAT team:
  Using the downloaded data set from T-300 to T+302 sec from recent telemetry downlinks, we report further analysis of BAT GRB 060115 (trigger #177408) (Tagliaferri, et al., GCN 4509). The BAT ground-calculated position is (RA,Dec) = 54.005,+17.336 deg {03h 36m 01.1s,+17d 20' 10.5"} (J2000) +- 2.0 arcmin, (radius, sys+stat, 90% containment). This is 1.7 arcmin from the position reported by the XRT (Perri, et al. GCN 4514). The partial coding was 85%.
  The lightcurve consists of faint precursor peak starting at T-50 sec, peaking around T-30sec, and merging into the second peak. The second peak is roughly triangular in shape, starting at T-15 sec, peaking at T+5sec, and ending at T+40 sec. There is a third and largest peak (also roughly triangular in shape) starting at T+80 sec, peaking at T+95 sec, and ending at T+120 sec. T90 (15-350 keV) is at least 142 +- 5 sec (estimated error including systematics).
  The power law index of the time-averaged spectrum is 1.76 +- 0.12. The fluence in the 15-150 keV band is (1.9 +- 0.1) x 10^-6 erg/cm2. The 1-sec peak photon flux measured from T+94.71 sec in the 15-150 keV band is (0.9 +- 0.1) ph/cm2/sec. A cut-off power law model is a marginally better fit to the data. The power law index is 1.0 +/- 0.5 and Epeak is 62 (+31)(-10) keV; the total fluence is (1.8 +/- 0.2) x 10^-6 erg/cm2 and the peak flux is (0.9 +/- 0.1) ph/cm2/sec. All the quoted errors are at the 90% confidence level.
• GCN Circular #4520
  S. Piranomonte, V. D'Elia, F. Fiore (INAF/OAR), S. Covino, D. Fugazza (INAF/OABr), G. Chincarini (Univ. Milano-Bicocca), D. Malesani (SISSA/ISAS), P. D'Avanzo (INAF/OABr), L.A. Antonelli (INAF/OAR), C. Ledoux, A. Lopez, and D. Naef (ESO), report on behalf of the MISTICI collaboration:
  We obtained medium-resolution spectra of the optical counterpart (Yanagisawa, Toda & Kawai, GCN 4510) of GRB 060115 (Tagliaferri et al., GCN 4509; Perri et al., GCN 4514; Barbier et al., GCN 4518). Observations were carried out with the ESO-VLT, equipped with the FORS1 instrument and the grism 300V.
  Preliminary analysis of two 30-min spectra taken starting on Jan 16.044 UT shows a DLA at ~5500 A (observer frame), together with a rich absorption system which includes NV(1238,1242), SiIV(1393,1402), and CIV(1548,1550). The inferred redshift is z = 3.53.
  This message can be cited.
• GCN Circular #4526
  E. Distefano, S. Covino, E. Molinari, G. Chincarini, F.M. Zerbi, V. Testa, G. Tosti, F. Vitali, L.A. Antonelli, P. Conconi, G. Cutispoto, G. Malaspina, L. Nicastro, E. Palazzi, E. Meurs, P. Goldoni, on behalf of the REM/ROSS team, report:
  On Jan 16, 2005 the field of GRB 060115 (Tagliaferri et al. GCN 4509) was observed with the REM telescope located in La Silla (Chile).
  The field was imaged with the ROSS optical spectrograph/imager and with the REMIR near infrared camera in the R and H filters, respectively, starting at 0:50 UT (approximately 11 hours after the burst) for a total integration time of 1200 and 800 s, respectively.
  No sources are detected within the SWIFT-XRT error circle down to limiting magnitudes R = 17.7 and H = 15.1 (3-sigma upper limits).
  This message is citeable
• GCN Circular #4530
  M. Nysewander, A. LaCluyze, D. Reichart, J.A. Crain, A. Foster, K. Ivarson, J. Haislip, C. MacLeod and J. Kirschbrown report on behalf of the UNC team of the FUN GRB collaboration:
  We observed the error region of GRB 060115 (Tagliaferri et al., GCN 4509) with four of the PROMPT telescopes simultaneously in UBr'i'Iz' beginning 11.7 hours after the burst under the automated control of SkyNet. Each exposure is 80 s long; the table below gives details of the observations:

  Filter Telescope  Start (UT) Stop (UT)    # Exp   Total (hr)
   U       P2       00:48:44   04:54:24     165     3.67
   B       P5       02:14:13   03:37:52     58      1.29
   r'      P4       00:48:46   04:54:34     110     2.44
   I       P1       00:50:31   04:56:38     168     3.73
   i'      P4       02:14:12   03:37:53     58      1.29
   z'      P5       00:48:46   04:54:36     110     2.44
  

  At a mean time of 13.6 hours after the burst, we do not detect the afterglow (Yanagisawa et al., GCN 4510) down to a 3-sigma limiting magnitude of r' = 21.5 based on 5 NOMAD-VR magnitudes transformed to r' via the equations given in Smith et al. (2002).
  PROMPT is currently being built and commissioned at CTIO.
  Smith et al. 2002, ApJ, 123, 2121