TITLE: GCN CIRCULAR NUMBER: 12414 SUBJECT: GRB 111005A: bright galaxy in error circle DATE: 11/10/05 08:54:07 GMT FROM: Nial Tanvir at U.Leicester A.J. Levan (U. Warwick), N.R. Tanvir, K. Wiersema, P.T. O'Brien (U. Leicester), comment: We note that the BAT error circle of GRB 111005A (Saxton et al. GCN 12413) contains the bright, nearby galaxy ESO 580-49, at a redshift 0.01326 (~55 Mpc). If associated with GRB 111005A this would make it the closest GRB identified since GRB980425/SN1998bw. Although the burst is extremely close to the sun any follow-up observations are strongly encouraged.