TITLE: GCN CIRCULAR NUMBER: 8220 SUBJECT: GRB 080913: REM NIR early observations DATE: 08/09/13 09:58:37 GMT FROM: Paolo D'Avanzo at INAF-OAB P. D'Avanzo, S. Covino, L.A. Antonelli, D. Malesani, D. Fugazza, L. Calzoletti, S. Campana, G. Chincarini, M.L. Conciatore, S. Cutini, V. D'Elia, F. D'Alessio, F. Fiore, P. Goldoni, D. Guetta, C. Guidorzi, G.L. Israel, E. Maiorano, N. Masetti, A. Melandri, E. Meurs, L. Nicastro, E. Palazzi, E. Pian, S. Piranomonte, L. Stella, G. Stratta, G. Tagliaferri, G. Tosti, V.Testa, S.D. Vergani, F. Vitali report on behalf of the REM team: The robotic 60-cm REM telescope located at La Silla (Chile) observed automatically the field of the GRB 080913 (Schady et al. GCN 8217) on Sep 13 starting about 6 min after the burst. Observations were carried out at high airmass. Coadding a series of 10s, 30s and 60s exposures, at a mean t-t0 ~ 40 min we do not see the object reported by Rossi et al. (GCN 8218) or any other afterglow candidate inside the refined XRT error box (Beardmore et al.; GCN 8219) down to J > 17.1, H > 17.2 and K > 15.8 (3sigma c.l.).