TITLE: GCN GRB OBSERVATION REPORT NUMBER: 2388 SUBJECT: GRB030913 (=H2849): Confirmation of the Flight Localization DATE: 03/09/18 01:04:21 GMT FROM: Roland Vanderspek at MIT GRB030913 (=H2849): Confirmation of the Flight Localization T. Donaghy, M. Suzuki, C. Graziani, D. Lamb, G. Ricker, N. Kawai, and S. Woosley on behalf of the HETE Science Team; G. Prigozhin, J. Doty, A. Dullighan, N. Butler, J. Villasenor, G. Crew, R. Vanderspek, T. Cline, J.G. Jernigan, G. Azzibrouck, J. Braga, R. Manchanda, and G. Pizzichini, on behalf of the HETE Operations and HETE Optical-SXC Teams; Y. Shirasaki, M. Matsuoka, T. Tamagawa, T. Sakamoto, A. Yoshida, K. Torii, Y. Nakagawa, D. Takahashi, R. Satoh, Y. Urata, E. Fenimore, M. Galassi, on behalf of the HETE WXM Team; J-L Atteia, C. Barraud, M. Boer, J-F Olive, J-P Dezalay, and K. Hurley on behalf of the HETE FREGATE Team; After extensive ground analysis of the WXM data for GRB030913 (=H2849), we have succeeded in localizing this burst. The WXM localization based on ground analysis can be expressed as a 90% confidence circle that is 12 arcminutes in radius and is centered at WXM-Ground: RA = +20h 58m 07.4s, Dec = -02d 21' 54" (J2000). GRB030913 was too faint to be localized by the SXC. The WXM ground localization confirms the flight localization reported in a GCN Position Notice on 2003 13 Sep at 17:07:35 UT, 37 sec after the burst and in GCN Circular 2383. Therefore, if you observed the flight localization of GRB030913, we strongly encourage you to examine your observations for the optical afterglow or to set limits on the brightness of any optical afterglow. Further information for GRB030913, including a light curve and a sky map, is provided at the following URL: http://space.mit.edu/HETE/Bursts/GRB030913 This message may be cited. [GCN OPS NOTE (18sep03): C.Graziani was added to the author list.]