TITLE: GCN CIRCULAR NUMBER: 15897 SUBJECT: GRB 140301A: Skynet R-COP Observations DATE: 14/03/01 16:30:27 GMT FROM: Adam S. Trotter at UNC-Chapel Hill/PROMPT/Skynet A. Trotter, J. Haislip, A. LaCluyze, D. Reichart, A. Verveer, T. Spuck, A. Foster, N. Frank, K. Ivarsen, J. Moore, M. Nysewander, R. Beauchemin, T. Berger, M. Carroll, H. T. Cromartie, R. Egger, M. Hinckle, A. Ireland, M. Maples, L. Scott, and J. A. Crain report: Skynet observed the Swift-BAT localization of GRB 140301A (Page et al., GCN 15896, Swift trigger 589590) with the 14-inch R-COP telescope at Perth Observatory, Australia. Observations began at 93s and continued until 33m post-trigger, with rotating exposures in the BVRI bands increasing from 10s to 80s. We detect no optical source in stacked images in any band at the position of the source detected by the Swift XRT. Preliminary upper limits are: Band tmid mag V 17m >18.5 R 22m >19.0 I 18m >18.0 Photometry is calibrated to seven APASS-DR7 stars in the field, and has not been corrected for the Galactic foreground extinction corresponding to E(B-V)=0.03 (Schlegel et al. 1998). No further Skynet observations are scheduled.