TITLE:   GCN CIRCULAR
NUMBER:  12979
SUBJECT: GRB_120215, the_review_of_the_sky_area_in_plate_archives
DATE:    12/02/22 14:14:53 GMT
FROM:    Valentyna Golovnya at Main Astro Obs,Kyiv  <golov_v@ukr.ne>

V.V.Golovnya (Main Astro Obs, Kyiv)
report: 
We have undertaken the review of the sky area in vicinity of 
GRB 120215À (P.A. Evans et al. GCN Circ.12957) on 
astronegatives, collected in Ukrainian NAS Main astronomical 
observatory plate archive (1976-1996). All the plates with 
the possible object appearance are digitized using Microtek 
ScanMaker 9800XL TMA and Epson Expression 10000XL flatbed 
scanners and have been placed into Golosiiv Plate Archive 
database DBGPA with open access to them.
 	The list of plates is given in the table:
YYYYMMDD/TimeUT	Plates	Exp. 	LimMag	Star USNOA2 
19881013/222653	0075	16.0	15.80	0975-00450083
19901011/221607	1722A	22.0	16.10	0975-00449483
19901013/222637	1727	16.0	16.10	0975-00449483
19911010/224551	1867	18.0	15.05	0975-00448648
19911011/223546	1875	16.0	15.80	0975-00450083
19911102/204815	1894	18.0	15.80	0975-00450083
Plates: –the plates archive identifier of DWA (D/F=400/2000,
GUA040C M=103"/mm) of the Ukrainian NAS Main Astro obs.
        (Marsden's number - 83) the plate number [1].
Exp.   - Duration of the maximum exposure (minutes). 
LimMag - Limited V mag, derived in the 26 minutes area around 
       the location given in P.A. Evans et al. GCN Circ.12957:
       RA(J2000) = 02h 00m 11.41s, Dec(J2000) = +08d 48'06.4"
Star USNOA2 - Comparison star.
  The preview images of 6 areas together with  
the 26x26 min.of arc area from SkyMap can be found in  
http://gua.db.ukr-vo.org/img/grb/120215A/index.html
The images with full resolution are available via e-mail on 
demand.
References: 
1.L.Pakuliak DATABASE of GOLOSIIV PLATE ARCHIVE (DBGPA V2.0),
http://gua.db.ukr-vo.org