TITLE: GCN CIRCULAR NUMBER: 13086 SUBJECT: GRB 120320A, the review of the sky area in plate archives DATE: 12/03/22 11:43:46 GMT FROM: Valentyna Golovnya at Main Astro Obs,Kyiv V. Golovnya, A. Yatsenko, L. Pakuliak (Main Astro Obs, Kyiv) report: We have undertaken the review of the sky area in vicinity of GRB 120320A (A.P. Beardmore et al. GCN Circ.13075) 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 19820304/012601 GUA040C000022A 22.5 16.30 0975-07400209 19820304/012601 GUA040D000023A 22.5 15.25 0975-07399206 19820513/204316 GUA040C002367 59.8 16.90 0975-07398764 19820513/204322 GUA040D002368 59.7 15.65 0975-07399102 19830510/214749 GUA040C002451 32.5 15.25 0975-07399206 19900223/015615 GUA040C001585A 20.0 15.65 0975-07399102 19900301/014633 GUA040C001620 16.0 15.65 0975-07399102 19910411/231232 GUA040C001778A 22.5 15.65 0975-07399102 19910512/205130 GUA040C001783 18.0 15.25 0975-07399206 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 28 minutes area around the location given in A. Beardmore et al. GCN Circ.13075: RA(J2000)= 14h 10m 04.31s, Dec(J2000)= +08d 41' 47.3" Star USNOA2 - Comparison star. The preview images of 9 areas together with the 28x28 min.of arc area from SkyMap can be found in http://gua.db.ukr-vo.org/img/grb/120320A/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