TITLE: GCN CIRCULAR NUMBER: 20479 SUBJECT: GRB 170115A : AbAO optical upper limit DATE: 17/01/17 17:16:40 GMT FROM: Alexei Pozanenko at IKI, Moscow E. Mazaeva (IKI), A. Pozanenko (IKI), R. Inasaridze (AbAO), A. Volnova (IKI), V. Ayvazian (AbAO), O.Kvaratskhelia (AbAO), G. Inasaridze (AbAO), I. Molotov (KIAM), report on behalf of larger GRB follow-up collaboration: We observed the field of the GRB 170115A (Page et al., GCN Circ. 20462) with AS-32 (0.7m) telescope of Abastumani Observatory on Jan., 16 (UT) 14:57:24. We obtained several unfiltered images of the field. No source is found within enhanced XRT position (Osborne et al. GCN Circ. 20465). Preliminary photometry of the field is following Date UT start t-T0 Filter Exp. OT Err UpLim (3 sigma) (mid, days) (s) 2017-01-16 14:57:24 0.78450 CR 49*60 n/d n/d 22.5 Photometry is based on nearby SDSS_DR9 stars SDSS_DR9_id R(Lupton) J220832.66+134330.8 18.50 J220831.22+134259.5 18.59 J220831.94+134225.7 18.57 J220847.68+134539.9 16.60 J220833.30+133952.6 16.32 J220835.19+134539.0 17.66 J220837.56+134537.8 15.86