TITLE: GCN CIRCULAR NUMBER: 24256 SUBJECT: LIGO/Virgo S190425z: GRANDMA follow-up observations with Les Makes-T60, AZT-8 and Abastumani-T70 DATE: 19/04/27 01:32:21 GMT FROM: Alexander Kann at IAA-CSIC E. Howell (OzGrav-UWA), N. Christensen (Artemis), M. Blazek (HETH/IAA-CSIC), M. Vardosanidze (Iliauni), A. Klotz (IRAP), J. P. Teng (AGORA), S. Perrigault (AGORA), P. Thierry (Auragne obs.), P. Fock-Hang (AGORA), A. Baransky (Kyiv univ), K. Barynova (Kyiv univ), A. Simon (ASPD TSNUK), V. Vasylenko (Kyiv univ), V.Aivazyan (Iliauni), S. Beradze (Iliauni), R. Inasaridze (Iliauni), N. Kochiashvili (Iliauni), R. Natsvlishvili (Iliauni), G. Kapanadze (Iliauni), S. Antier (APC), S. Basa (LAM), M. Boer (Artemis), D. Corre (LAL), M. Coughlin (Caltech), D. Coward (OzGrav-UWA), J.G. Ducoin (LAL), B. Gendre (OzGrav-UWA), P. Hello (LAL), C. Lachaud (APC), N. Leroy (LAL), D. Turpin (NAOC), X. Wang (THU), and X. Zhang (THU) report on behalf of the Les Makes, Abastumani, Lisnyky and GRANDMA collaborations. We performed galaxy-targeted observations of the LIGO/Virgo S190425z event (GCN #24168) with the Les Makes-T60 telescope located in La Reunion-France, Abastumani-T70 telescope located in Abastumani Astrophysical Observatory, and AZT-8 telescope located in Observational Station Lisnyky of TSNU of Kyiv. The target galaxies are selected from the list of potential host galaxies from the GLADE catalog in the 90% credible area of the localization region of the LIGO/Virgo GW event. Note that these galaxies are compatible within 3 sigma for the distance given by GW event. The list of the galaxies we observed is shown in the tables below. TStart and TEnd refers respectively to the time of the first and last exposure for a given galaxy. Observations are not necessarily continuous in this interval. Les Makes-T60 cm imaged 52 galaxies in clear filter. The observation started on 04/25/19 15:18:10 UTC which corresponds approximately to 421 minutes after the GW trigger time. The typical limiting magnitude is 19.2 for a 180 s exposure. +------------+------------+-----------------------+-------+--------+------+ | TStart | TEnd | Galaxy | RA | DEC | Dist.| | [UTC] | [UTC] | name | [deg] | [deg] | [Mpc]| |------------+------------+-----------------------+-------+--------+------| | 2019-04-25 | 2019-04-25 | GWGC [MFB2005] |182.081| 25.233 | 105.2| | 15:18:10 | 15:33:35 | J120819.37+251357.9 | | | | | 2019-04-25 | 2019-04-25 | HyperLEDA |181.979| 25.017 | 106.3| | 15:34:40 | 15:50:05 |SDSSJ120754.97+250102.6| | | | | 2019-04-25 | 2019-04-25 | HyperLEDA |181.978| 25.101 | 111 | | 15:34:40 | 15:50:05 |SDSSJ120754.70+250604.8| | | | | 2019-04-25 | 2019-04-25 | HyperLEDA 38516 |182.038| 25.079 | 111.7| | 15:34:40 | 15:50:05 | | | | | | 2019-04-25 | 2019-04-26 | HyperLEDA 1109773 |254.435| -1.799 | 136.9| | 21:58:35 | 00:50:20 | | | | | | 2019-04-25 | 2019-04-26 | 2MASS 16574427-0147567|254.434| -1.799 | 136.4| | 21:58:35 | 00:50:20 | | | | | | 2019-04-25 | 2019-04-25 | 2MASS 16573561-0147457|254.398| -1.796 | 142.6| | 21:58:35 | 22:14:00 | | | | | | 2019-04-25 | 2019-04-25 | HyperLEDA 1109835 |254.399| -1.796 | 145.1| | 21:58:35 | 22:14:00 | | | | | | 2019-04-25 | 2019-04-25 | 2MASS 16572382-0147498|254.349| -1.797 | 147.9| | 21:58:35 | 22:14:00 | | | | | | 2019-04-25 | 2019-04-25 | HyperLEDA 1110982 |254.423| -1.754 | 148.8| | 21:58:35 | 22:14:00 | | | | | | 2019-04-25 | 2019-04-25 | HyperLEDA 1109807 |254.349| -1.797 | 148.8| | 21:58:35 | 22:14:00 | | | | | | 2019-04-25 | 2019-04-25 | 2MASS 16574141-0145157|254.423| -1.754 | 168.5| | 21:58:35 | 22:14:00 | | | | | | 2019-04-25 | 2019-04-25 | HyperLEDA 1106076 |254.456| -1.934 | 136.3| | 22:14:10 | 22:29:35 | | | | | | 2019-04-25 | 2019-04-25 | 2MASS 16574955-0156027|254.456| -1.934 | 135.6| | 22:14:10 | 22:29:35 | | | | | | 2019-04-25 | 2019-04-25 | 2MASS 16573281-0138287|254.387| -1.641 | 157.3| | 22:29:45 | 22:45:10 | | | | | | 2019-04-25 | 2019-04-25 | 2MASS 16570522-0151022|254.272| -1.851 | 147.2| | 22:45:21 | 23:00:46 | | | | | | 2019-04-25 | 2019-04-25 | HyperLEDA 1107232 |254.346| -1.89 | 148.8| | 22:45:21 | 23:00:46 | | | | | | 2019-04-25 | 2019-04-25 | HyperLEDA 1109171 |254.296| -1.82 | 148.8| | 22:45:21 | 23:00:46 | | | | | | 2019-04-25 | 2019-04-25 | 2MASS 16572303-0153258|254.346| -1.891 | 155.8| | 22:45:21 | 23:00:46 | | | | | | 2019-04-25 | 2019-04-25 | 2MASS 16571094-0149128|254.296| -1.82 | 169.9| | 22:45:21 | 23:00:46 | | | | | | 2019-04-25 | 2019-04-26 | 2MASS 16580368-0150074|254.515| -1.835 | 147.5| | 23:00:56 | 00:50:20 | | | | | | 2019-04-25 | 2019-04-25 | HyperLEDA 1108643 |254.598| -1.839 | 136.9| | 23:00:56 | 23:16:21 | | | | | | 2019-04-25 | 2019-04-26 | 2MASS 16580515-0149544|254.521| -1.832 | 162.3| | 23:00:56 | 00:50:20 | | | | | | 2019-04-25 | 2019-04-25 | 2MASS 16585823-0202277|254.743| -2.041 | 132.1| | 23:16:31 | 23:31:56 | | | | | | 2019-04-25 | 2019-04-25 | HyperLEDA 161011 |254.743| -2.041 | 145 | | 23:16:31 | 23:31:56 | | | | | | 2019-04-25 | 2019-04-25 | HyperLEDA 161014 |254.822| -2.074 | 120.5| | 23:16:31 | 23:31:56 | | | | | | 2019-04-25 | 2019-04-25 | 2MASS 16591729-0204281|254.822| -2.074 | 107.3| | 23:16:31 | 23:31:56 | | | | | | 2019-04-25 | 2019-04-25 | HyperLEDA 161013 |254.775| -1.914 | 133.6| | 23:32:06 | 23:47:31 | | | | | | 2019-04-25 | 2019-04-25 | 2MASS 16592042-0153111|254.835| -1.886 | 147 | | 23:32:06 | 23:47:31 | | | | | | 2019-04-25 | 2019-04-25 | HyperLEDA 161015 |254.835| -1.886 | 148.1| | 23:32:06 | 23:47:31 | | | | | | 2019-04-25 | 2019-04-25 | 2MASS 16590588-0154501|254.775| -1.914 | 128.1| | 23:32:06 | 23:47:31 | | | | | | 2019-04-25 | 2019-04-26 | HyperLEDA |253.592| -16.81 | 122.3| | 23:47:49 | 00:03:14 | 6dFJ1654221-164837 | | | | | 2019-04-25 | 2019-04-26 | 2MASS |253.592| -16.81 | 122.5| | 23:47:49 | 00:03:14 | 16542215-1648370 | | | | | 2019-04-26 | 2019-04-26 | HyperLEDA 1093975 |255.095| -2.372 | 140.4| | 00:03:31 | 00:18:56 | | | | | | 2019-04-26 | 2019-04-26 | HyperLEDA 161019 |255.096| -2.326 | 143.6| | 00:03:31 | 00:18:56 | | | | | | 2019-04-26 | 2019-04-26 | HyperLEDA 1092764 |255.06 | -2.413 | 145 | | 00:03:31 | 00:18:56 | | | | | | 2019-04-26 | 2019-04-26 | 2MASS 17002062-0225482|255.086| -2.43 | 145.6| | 00:03:31 | 00:18:56 | | | | | | 2019-04-26 | 2019-04-26 | 2MASS 17002302-0219322|255.096| -2.326 | 129 | | 00:03:31 | 00:18:56 | | | | | | 2019-04-26 | 2019-04-26 | 2MASS 17001441-0224462|255.06 | -2.413 | 147.4| | 00:03:31 | 00:18:56 | | | | | | 2019-04-26 | 2019-04-26 | 2MASS 17002095-0217192|255.087| -2.289 | 151.5| | 00:03:31 | 00:18:56 | | | | | | 2019-04-26 | 2019-04-26 | 2MASS 17002288-0222202|255.095| -2.372 | 120.1| | 00:03:31 | 00:18:56 | | | | | | 2019-04-26 | 2019-04-26 | HyperLEDA 899699 |253.301| -16.316| 118.8| | 00:19:13 | 00:34:38 | | | | | | 2019-04-26 | 2019-04-26 | HyperLEDA 899284 |253.355| -16.349| 118.8| | 00:19:13 | 00:34:38 | | | | | | 2019-04-26 | 2019-04-26 | HyperLEDA 900018 |253.27 | -16.291| 122.8| | 00:19:13 | 00:34:38 | | | | | | 2019-04-26 | 2019-04-26 | 2MASS 16530485-1617273|253.27 | -16.291| 123 | | 00:19:13 | 00:34:38 | | | | | | 2019-04-26 | 2019-04-26 | 2MASS 16532193-1617132|253.341| -16.287| 129.8| | 00:19:13 | 00:34:38 | | | | | | 2019-04-26 | 2019-04-26 | 2MASS 16531513-1621223|253.313| -16.356| 99.7| | 00:19:13 | 00:34:38 | | | | | | 2019-04-26 | 2019-04-26 | HyperLEDA 1109100 |254.506| -1.823 | 138 | | 00:34:55 | 00:50:20 | | | | | | 2019-04-26 | 2019-04-26 | 2MASS 16580128-0149216|254.505| -1.823 | 136.4| | 00:34:55 | 00:50:20 | | | | | | 2019-04-26 | 2019-04-26 | HyperLEDA 161003 |253.86 | -7.206 | 132.3| | 00:50:34 | 01:05:59 | | | | | | 2019-04-26 | 2019-04-26 | 2MASS 16552449-0715255|253.852| -7.257 | 130.1| | 00:50:34 | 01:05:59 | | | | | | 2019-04-26 | 2019-04-26 | HyperLEDA 161002 |253.852| -7.257 | 130.7| | 00:50:34 | 01:05:59 | | | | | +------------+------------+-----------------------+-------+--------+------+ Abastumani-T70 imaged 41 galaxies in R filter. The observation started on 04/25/19 23:08:01 UTC which corresponds approximately to 890 minutes after the GW trigger time. The typical limiting magnitude is 16.5 for a 1 min exposure. +------------+------------+-----------------------+-------+--------+------+ | TStart | TEnd | Galaxy | RA | DEC | Dist.| | [UTC] | [UTC] | name | [deg] | [deg] | [Mpc]| |------------+------------+-----------------------+-------+--------+------| | 2019-04-25 | 2019-04-25 | GWGC UGC07124 |182.193| 24.946 | 100.5| | 23:08:01 | 23:15:13 | | | | | | 2019-04-25 | 2019-04-25 | GWGC PGC038615 |182.325| 24.968 | 102.7| | 23:08:01 | 23:15:13 | | | | | | 2019-04-25 | 2019-04-25 | GWGC PGC038526 |182.055| 24.943 | 105.7| | 23:08:01 | 23:15:13 | | | | | | 2019-04-25 | 2019-04-25 | HyperLEDA 1093975 |255.095| -2.372 140.4| | 23:22:46 | 23:29:58 | | | | | | 2019-04-25 | 2019-04-25 | HyperLEDA 161019 |255.096| -2.326 | 143.6| | 23:22:46 | 23:29:58 | | | | | | 2019-04-25 | 2019-04-25 | HyperLEDA 1092764 |255.06 | -2.413 | 145 | | 23:22:46 | 23:29:58 | | | | | | 2019-04-25 | 2019-04-25 | 2MASS 17002062-0225482|255.086| -2.43 | 145.6| | 23:22:46 | 23:29:58 | | | | | | 2019-04-25 | 2019-04-25 | 2MASS 17002302-0219322|255.096| -2.326 | 129 | | 23:22:46 | 23:29:58 | | | | | | 2019-04-25 | 2019-04-25 | 2MASS 17001441-0224462|255.06 | -2.413 | 147.4| | 23:22:46 | 23:29:58 | | | | | | 2019-04-25 | 2019-04-25 | 2MASS 17002095-0217192|255.087| -2.289 | 151.5| | 23:22:46 | 23:29:58 | | | | | | 2019-04-25 | 2019-04-25 | 2MASS 17002288-0222202|255.095| -2.372 | 120.1| | 23:22:46 | 23:29:58 | | | | | | 2019-04-25 | 2019-04-25 | HyperLEDA 899699 |253.301| -16.316| 118.8| | 23:37:08 | 23:44:20 | | | | | | 2019-04-25 | 2019-04-25 | HyperLEDA 899284 |253.355| -16.349| 118.8| | 23:37:08 | 23:44:20 | | | | | | 2019-04-25 | 2019-04-25 | HyperLEDA 900018 |253.27 | -16.291| 122.8| | 23:37:08 | 23:44:20 | | | | | | 2019-04-25 | 2019-04-25 | 2MASS 16530485-1617273|253.27 | -16.291| 123 | | 23:37:08 | 23:44:20 | | | | | | 2019-04-25 | 2019-04-25 | 2MASS 16532193-1617132|253.341| -16.287| 129.8| | 23:37:08 | 23:44:20 | | | | | | 2019-04-25 | 2019-04-25 | 2MASS 16531513-1621223|253.313| -16.356| 99.7| | 23:37:08 | 23:44:20 | | | | | | 2019-04-25 | 2019-04-26 | HyperLEDA |253.486| -16.12 | 121.9| | 23:54:01 | 00:01:13 | 6dFJ1653567-160711 | | | | | 2019-04-25 | 2019-04-26 | 2MASS 16535674-1607110|253.486| -16.12 | 122.1| | 23:54:01 | 00:01:13 | | | | | | 2019-04-25 | 2019-04-26 | 2MASS 16535385-1614537|253.474| -16.248| 109.3| | 23:54:01 | 00:01:13 | | | | | | 2019-04-26 | 2019-04-26 | HyperLEDA 896696 |253.494| -16.552| 121.4| | 00:04:49 | 00:12:01 | | | | | | 2019-04-26 | 2019-04-26 | 2MASS 17005715-0225086|255.238| -2.419 | 127 | | 00:17:30 | 00:24:42 | | | | | | 2019-04-26 | 2019-04-26 | 2MASS 17012357-0220366|255.348| -2.344 | 146.1| | 00:17:30 | 00:24:42 | | | | | | 2019-04-26 | 2019-04-26 | HyperLEDA 1094718 |255.348| -2.344 | 150.5| | 00:17:30 | 00:24:42 | | | | | | 2019-04-26 | 2019-04-26 | HyperLEDA 1697461 |241.489| 23.986 | 148.8| | 00:30:30 | 00:37:42 | | | | | | 2019-04-26 | 2019-04-26 | HyperLEDA 1696139 |241.357| 23.92 | 136.9| | 00:30:30 | 00:37:42 | | | | | | 2019-04-26 | 2019-04-26 | HyperLEDA |235.784| 28.419 | 145 | | 00:42:34 | 00:49:45 |SDSSJ154308.15+282509.9| | | | | 2019-04-26 | 2019-04-26 | HyperLEDA 1835553 |235.651| 28.432 | 143.7| | 00:42:34 | 00:49:45 | | | | | | 2019-04-26 | 2019-04-26 | HyperLEDA 1697264 |240.942| 23.977 | 157.7| | 00:55:56 | 01:03:07 | | | | | | 2019-04-26 | 2019-04-26 | HyperLEDA 1695306 |240.892| 23.875 | 153.6| | 00:55:56 | 01:03:07 | | | | | | 2019-04-26 | 2019-04-26 | HyperLEDA 56887 |240.925| 24.095 | 140.9| | 00:55:56 | 01:03:07 | | | | | | 2019-04-26 | 2019-04-26 | HyperLEDA 56963 |241.153| 23.663 | 165.5| | 01:09:56 | 01:17:08 | | | | | | 2019-04-26 | 2019-04-26 | HyperLEDA 1691288 |241.25 | 23.658 | 166.8| | 01:09:56 | 01:17:08 | | | | | | | 2019-04-26 | 2019-04-26 | HyperLEDA 1693165 |241.235| 23.758 | 170.6| | 01:09:56 | 01:17:08 | | | | | | | 2019-04-26 | 2019-04-26 | HyperLEDA 1690684 |241.15 | 23.625 | 163.5| | 01:09:56 | 01:17:08 | | | | | | | 2019-04-26 | 2019-04-26 | HyperLEDA 57021 |241.26 | 23.669 | 146.9| | 01:09:56 | 01:17:08 | | | | | | | 2019-04-26 | 2019-04-26 | HyperLEDA 1690441 |241.184| 23.612 | 151.4| | 01:09:56 | 01:17:08 | | | | | | 2019-04-26 | 2019-04-26 | HyperLEDA |241.04 | 24.331 | 168.7| | 01:21:42 | 01:28:54 |SDSSJ160409.58+241950.7| | | | | 2019-04-26 | 2019-04-26 | HyperLEDA 1706506 |240.988| 24.402 | 169.4| | 01:21:42 | 01:28:54 | | | | | | | 2019-04-26 | 2019-04-26 | HyperLEDA 1706072 |241.077| 24.382 | 151.9| | 01:21:42 | 01:28:54 | | | | | | | 2019-04-26 | 2019-04-26 | HyperLEDA 1703751 |241.076| 24.281 | 147.3| | 01:21:42 | 01:28:54 | | | | | +------------+------------+-----------------------+-------+--------+------+ AZT-8 imaged 26 galaxies, in R and B filters. The observation started on 04/25/19 22:32:38 UTC which corresponds approximately to 855 minutes after the GW trigger time. The typical limiting magnitude is 19.2 for a 20x30 s exposure. +------------+------------+-----------------------+-------+--------+------+ | TStart | TEnd | Galaxy | RA | DEC | Dist.| | [UTC] | [UTC] | name | [deg] | [deg] | [Mpc]| |------------+------------+-----------------------+-------+--------+------| | 2019-04-25 | 2019-04-25 | HyperLEDA 1107232 |254.346| -1.89 | 148.8| | 22:32:38 | 22:56:24 | | | | | | 2019-04-25 | 2019-04-25 | 2MASS 16572303-0153258|254.346| -1.891 | 155.8| | 22:32:38 | 22:56:24 | | | | | | 2019-04-25 | 2019-04-25 | 2MASS 16570522-0151022|254.272| -1.851 147.2| | 23:01:18 | 23:21:22 | | | | | | 2019-04-25 | 2019-04-25 | HyperLEDA 1109171 |254.296| -1.82 148.8| | 23:01:18 | 23:21:22 | | | | | | 2019-04-25 | 2019-04-25 | 2MASS 16571094-0149128|254.296| -1.82 | 169.9| | 23:01:18 | 23:21:22 | | | | | | 2019-04-25 | 2019-04-25 | HyperLEDA 1109773 |254.435| -1.799 | 136.9| | 23:24:57 | 23:45:08 | | | | | | 2019-04-25 | 2019-04-25 | 2MASS 16574427-0147567|254.434| -1.799 | 136.4| | 23:24:57 | 23:45:08 | | | | | | 2019-04-25 | 2019-04-25 | 2MASS 16573561-0147457|254.398| -1.796 | 142.6| | 23:24:57 | 23:45:08 | | | | | | 2019-04-25 | 2019-04-25 | HyperLEDA 1109835 |254.399| -1.796 | 145.1| | 23:24:57 | 23:45:08 | | | | | | 2019-04-25 | 2019-04-25 | 2MASS 16572382-0147498|254.349| -1.797 | 147.9| | 23:24:57 | 23:45:08 | | | | | | 2019-04-25 | 2019-04-25 | HyperLEDA 1110982 |254.423| -1.754 | 148.8| | 23:24:57 | 23:45:08 | | | | | | 2019-04-25 | 2019-04-25 | HyperLEDA 1109807 |254.349| -1.797 | 148.8| | 23:24:57 | 23:45:08 | | | | | | 2019-04-25 | 2019-04-25 | 2MASS 16574141-0145157|254.423| -1.754 | 168.5| | 23:24:57 | 23:45:08 | | | | | | 2019-04-25 | 2019-04-26 | HyperLEDA 1699170 |241.231| 24.073 | 165.3| | 23:56:12 | 00:16:25 | | | | | | 2019-04-25 | 2019-04-26 | HyperLEDA |241.268| 24.045 | 154.1| | 23:56:12 | 00:16:25 |SDSSJ160504.21+240240.4| | | | | 2019-04-26 | 2019-04-26 | HyperLEDA 140564 |241.215| 23.938 | 161.5| | 00:17:33 | 00:37:36 | | | | | | 2019-04-26 | 2019-04-26 | HyperLEDA 1695387 |241.253| 23.879 | 154.2| | 00:17:33 | 00:37:36 | | | | | | 2019-04-26 | 2019-04-26 | HyperLEDA |241.229| 23.919 | 146 | | 00:17:33 | 00:37:36 |SDSSJ160454.83+235507.5| | | | | 2019-04-26 | 2019-04-26 | HyperLEDA 57003 |241.211| 23.975 | 176.2| | 00:17:33 | 00:37:36 | | | | | | 2019-04-26 | 2019-04-26 | HyperLEDA NGC6051 |241.236| 23.933 | 143.6| | 00:17:33 | 00:37:36 | | | | | | 2019-04-26 | 2019-04-26 | HyperLEDA 57014 |241.248| 23.97 | 140.2| | 00:17:33 | 00:37:36 | | | | | | 2019-04-26 | 2019-04-26 | HyperLEDA 1697461 |241.489| 23.986 | 148.8| | 00:40:37 | 01:01:06 | | | | | | 2019-04-26 | 2019-04-26 | HyperLEDA |241.333| 23.915 | 149.7| | 01:03:45 | 01:24:03 |SDSSJ160519.85+235455.0| | | | | 2019-04-26 | 2019-04-26 | HyperLEDA |241.275| 23.874 | 175.9| | 01:03:45 | 01:24:03 |SDSSJ160505.95+235227.2| | | | | 2019-04-26 | 2019-04-26 | HyperLEDA |241.301| 23.853 | 136.9| | 01:03:45 | 01:24:03 |SDSSJ160512.22+235109.2| | | | | 2019-04-26 | 2019-04-26 | HyperLEDA 1696139 |241.357| 23.92 | 136.9| | 01:03:45 | 01:24:03 | | | | | +------------+------------+-----------------------+-------+--------+------+ GRANDMA (Global Rapid Advanced Network Devoted to the Multi-messenger Addicts) is a network of robotic telescopes connected all over the world with both photometry and spectrometry capabilities for Time-domain Astronomy (https://grandma.lal.in2p3.fr/). Details on the telescopes are available on the GRANDMA web pages. This circular is citable.