TITLE: GCN GRB OBSERVATION REPORT NUMBER: 4880 SUBJECT: GRB060313: SSO 40inch Observations DATE: 06/03/14 00:24:08 GMT FROM: Brian Schmidt at RSAA, ANU (MSSSO) B. Schmidt and D. Bayliss (ANU), on behalf of a larger collaboration report, "We have obtained a series of R-band images with 40inch telescope + WFI starting at UT Mar 13.358 of GRB 060313 (Pagani et al. GCN 4867) of the OT-candidate of Levan and Hjorth (GCN 4871). Comparison of the image with those taken with Gemini-S (Schmidt et al. GCN 4876) shows the OT-candidate has faded by at least 0.4 magnitudes (95% confidence). Although not detected, using the USNOA2 star located at RA=04:26:28.906 DEC=-10:51:00.16 (J2000) R=18.1 as a reference, we estimate the OT to be fainter than R=20.5 (95% confidence). This variability confirms the association of the OT with GRB060313."