TITLE: GCN CIRCULAR NUMBER: 19112 SUBJECT: GRB 160228A: optical observations DATE: 16/02/28 21:04:19 GMT FROM: Klaas Wiersema at U Leicester K. Wiersema (University of Leicester) reports on behalf of the Oadby Transients Team: We observed the field of GRB 160228A (Malesani et al. GCN 19107) using the 0.5m telescope at the observatory of the University of Leicester, at Oadby (UK). In a series of V band exposures, starting at 19:52 UT on 28 February 2016 (~2.3 hours after burst), we find no source in or near the XRT error circle (Beardmore et al. GCN 19110) to a limit of V<19.5 mag.