TITLE:   GCN GRB OBSERVATION REPORT
NUMBER:  5470
SUBJECT: GRB060801: host galaxy redshift
DATE:    06/08/22 22:32:30 GMT
FROM:    Antonino Cucchiara at PSU  <cucchiara@astro.psu.edu>

A. Cucchiara (PSU), D. B. Fox (PSU), E. Berger (OCIW) and P. A. Price
(IfA,UH) report:

Starting at August, 22nd at 06:05:49 UT, we obtained 2x900 sec spectra 
of the
candidate host galaxy of GRB 060801 (extended source B in GCN5389) using
Gemini North observatory and GMOS spectrograph with 1 arcsec slit and 
R400 grating.
 
We detect a bright emission line at 7942A, with no other apparent
features.  Identifying this line as [OII] at 3727A yields a redshift of
z = 1.131 for this galaxy. At this redshift, the observed fluence of 
8.1e-8 erg/cm2
(GCN 5381) corresponds to an isotropic-equivalent energy of 2.7e50 erg.

We thank the staff at Gemini for performing the observations.

[GCN OPS NOTE(15dec06): Per author's request, the Subject-line 
was changed from "00801" to "060801".]