TITLE: GCN GRB OBSERVATION REPORT NUMBER: 360 SUBJECT: GRB990704: BeppoSAX detection DATE: 99/07/04 20:10:28 GMT FROM: Luigi Piro at IAS/CNR Frascati Luigi Piro, BeppoSAX Mission Scientist, reports: On July 4, 17:30:20 UT a GRB (GRB990704) was detected simultaneously by the GRBM and WFC of BeppoSAX. Preliminary coordinates from WFC are: R.A.(2000)= 184.87 DEC(2000)= -03.796 Due to the less-than-optimal attitude configuration the error radius is of about 8'. A follow-on with NFI is being planned.