TITLE: GCN CIRCULAR NUMBER: 12919 SUBJECT: GRB 120202A, the review of the sky area in plate archives DATE: 12/02/10 08:50:58 GMT FROM: Valentyna Golovnya at Main Astro Obs,Kyiv V.V.Golovnya (Main Astro Obs, Kyiv) report: We have undertaken the review of the sky area in vicinity of GRB 120202À (S. Holland et al. GCN Circ.12911) 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 19820324/220009 GUA040C000042A 22.5 15.6 1125-06747907 19820324/220009 GUA040D000043A 22.5 15.6 1125-06747907 19880514/200727 GUA040C001241A 18.0 15.6 1125-06747907 19890205/022521 GUA040C001421A 18.0 15.6 1125-06747907 19900223/005820 GUA040C001583A 19.0 15.6 1125-06747907 Plates: –the plates archive identifier of DWA (D/F=400/2000, GUA040C, M=103"/mm) of the Ukrainian NAS Main Astro obs. GUA040D (Marsden's number - 83) the plate number [1]. Exp. - Duration of the maximum exposure (minutes). LimM - Limited V mag, derived in the 23 minutes area around the location given in Holland et al. GCN Circ. 12911: RA(J2000)= 13h 34m 00.86s, Dec(J2000)= +22d 46'25.94" Star USNOA2 - Comparison star. The preview images of 5 areas together with the 23x23 min.of arc area from SkyMap can be found in http://gua.db.ukr-vo.org/img/grb/120202A/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