Early detection of the optical counterpart to GRB 980329
Abstract
We report optical observations of the GRB 980329 error box which represent the second earliest detection of the GRB 980329 optical transient. We determine R = 23.7 0.5 mag on 29.89 March, which is consistent with R = 23.6 0.2 mag as reported by Palazzi et al. (1998) on 29.99 March. Based on extrapolations of the light curve we claim that the R-band magnitude of the GRB 980329 host galaxy should lie in the range 26.8 mag < R < 29 mag. We also discuss the similarities with GRB 970111.
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