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The Gamma-Ray Bursts Imaged by BeppoSAX


Follow-up X-ray observations of GRB 970228, with the BeppoSAX Narrow Field Instruments, detected an uncatalogued X-ray source 1SAX J0501.7+1146, declining in intensity (see X-ray images). Follow-up optical observations also detected a fading optical couterpart (IAU 6584) at the 1SAX J0501.7+1146 position.

This is the first confirmed optical counterpart of a gamma-ray burst.

Since launch BeppoSAX has located a number of Gamma-ray Bursts (GRB) with positional uncertanties of a few arcminutes. The events were simultaneously detected in the Gamma-ray burst monitor (GRBM, 60-600 keV) and in the Wide Field Cameras (WFC) X-ray detectors (2-30 keV) from which the positions were derived. The list below includes all the GRBs detected by BeppoSAX.



Name Coordinates* (2000) IAUC Number / GCN Number BSAX TOO/hours ** Other Publications
GRB 020427 22h09m33.6s, -65d19m36.6s / GCN 1383, 1384 Yes/13 N/A
GRB 020410 331.768, -83.821 / GCN 1349, 1358, 1366, 1374 Yes/20 N/A
GRB 020322 18h 00m 54.1s, +81 04 53" / GCN 1290, 1291, 1313 Yes/7.5 N/A
GRB 011211 168.812,-21.935 / GCN 1188 No N/A
GRB 011121 173.6059, -76.027 / GCN 1149, 1147 Yes/22 N/A
GRB 010518 10h46m43s.7, -57 47' 36.7'' / GCN 1062 No N/A
GRB 010412 19h39m39s.0, +13 37' 6.6 / GCN 1037 1035 1033 No N/A
GRB 010222 14h52m12s.51, +43 01'06.2 / GCN 959, 960, 961, 962, 965, 966, 1005 Yes/9. N/A
GRB 010220 2h36m59s.0, +61o46'.0 / GCN 952, 953, 956, 957, 958 Yes/14 N/A
GRB 010214 17h40m58s.0, +48d34'37'' / GCN 932, 933, 935, 937, 950, 951 Yes/6. N/A
GRB 001109 18h30m07s.8, +55d17'56'' / GCN 878, 879, 880, 881, 882, 883, 885 Yes/16.5 N/A
GRB 001011 275.865 -50.902 / GCN 846, 847, 849 No N/A
GRB 000926 /IPN 17h 04m 07s, +51 47'42" / GCN 812, 832, 833 Yes/2 days N/A
GRB 000620 7h35m17s.2, +69d11'35" / GCN 716, 717, 718, 722, 724 No N/A
GRB 000615 233.168, +73.848 / GCN 703, 705, 706, 707, 708, 709, 713 Yes/10.0 N/A
GRB 000608 6.253, -69.034 / GCN 696 No N/A
GRB 000529 2.348,-61.531 / GCN 676, 684, 685, Yes/7.5 N/A
GRB 000528 10h45m06s.3, -33d58'59 / GCN 675, 677, 683, 686, 691 Yes/12 N/A
GRB 000424 104.718, 49.873 / GCN 644, 647, 648, 649 No N/A
GRB 000416 258.861, -71.607 / GCN GRB or Type I Bursts 635, 637, 638, 639, 640 No N/A
GRB 000214 18h54m17s.52, -66d27'18.0 / GCN 550, 551 557 559 561 Yes/12 N/A
GRB 000210 01h59m14.9s, -40d40'.14 / GCN 540, 542 Yes/8 N/A
GRB 991217 23h03m15s, +00d14'.93 / GCN 474, 482, 490 502 No N/A
GRB 991106 22h24m50s.64, +54o21'00'' / GCN 434, 435, 436, 437, 438, 440, 443 Yes/8 N/A
GRB 991105 12h03m00s.72, -66o48'00'' IAUC 7301, 7303 / GCN 430, 431, 432, 433, 439, 441, 442 No N/A
GRB 991014 06h51m03s, +11d36'05'' 7281 / 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429 yes/12 N/A
GRB 990908 103.224, -74.988 / 406 no N/A
GRB 990907 112.552,-69.394 / 404 yes/11 N/A
GRB 990806 3h10m 35.5s, -68o06'52.4'' 7235 / 392 yes/8 N/A
GRB 990712 337.9568, -73.4066 /385 no N/A
GRB 990705 5h09m52s.0, -72o08'.0 IAUC 7218 / GCN 368, 373 yes/11 Ref. Journal
GRB 990704 12h19m27.3s, -3o50'22 7214, 7217 / 360, 361, 362, 363, 364, 365, 366, 367, 369, 370, 371, 372, 374 yes/8 N/A
GRB 990627 01h48m25s, -77o05'.3 7211, 7213 / 356, 357, 358, 359, yes/8 N/A
GRB 990625 6.64 , -31.2 / 355 No N/A
GRB 990510 13h38m25s, -80o29'.4 7160, 7164, 7172 / 304, 311 yes/8 Ref. Journal
GRB 990217 3h02m52s, -53o05'.6 7110, 7111 / 258, 263 yes/6 Ref. Journal
GRB 990123 15h25m30s.5, +44o46'00" 7094 7095 7096 7098 7099 7100 / 199, 202, 203 yes/6 Ref. Journal
GRB 981226 23h29m36s.0, -23o55'58" 7074, 7078 / 174 , 178 yes/11 Ref. Journal
GRB 981220 03h43m01s, +17o09'.0 / 159, 167 no Ref. Journal
GRB 980703 23h59m05s, +8o33'.6 6966, 6967 / 127 yes/22 Ref. Journal
GRB 980613 10h17m44s, +71o29'.9 6938, 6939 yes/8.6 Ref. Journal
GRB 980519 23h22m15s, +77o15'.0 6910, 6912, 6913 yes/9.7 Ref. Journal
GRB 980515 21h16m49s, -67o11'.8 6909, 6910 yes/10 Ref. Journal
GRB 980425 19h34m54s, -52o49'.9 6884, 6895, 6896, 6898, 6899 yes/9 Ref. Journal
GRB 980329 7h02m41s, +38o50'.7 6853, 6854, 6855, 6856, 6864, 6865, 6866, 6868, 6874 yes/7 Ref. Journal
GRB 980326 8h36m26s, -18o53'.0 6851, 6852, 6856 no Ref. Journal
GRB 980109 0h25m56s, -63o01'.4 6805, 6808 no Ref. Journal
GRB 971227 12h57m29s, +59o16'.3 6796, 6797, 6798, 6800, 6806, 6807 yes/14 Ref. Journal
GRB 971214 11h56m30s, +65o12'.0 6787, 6788, 6789, 6791, 6792, 6793, 6794, 6795, 6796 yes/7 Press Release
Ref. Journal
GRB 970508 6h54m21s, +79o15'.8 6649, 6654, 6655, 6656, 6657, 6658, 6660, 6662, 6663, 6664, 6666, 6670, 6671, 6674, 6676, 6848 yes/6 Ref. Journal
GRB 970402 14h50m16s, -69o19'.9 6610, 6617, 6628 yes/8 Ref. Journal
GRB 970228 5h01m57s, +11 46'.4 6572, 6574, 6576, 6577, 6578, 6580, 6584, 6593, 6594, 6619, 6620, 6629, 6631, 6635, 6637, 6643, 6732, 6747 yes/8 Press Release
Ref. Journal
GRB 970111 15h28m24s, +19o40'.0 6533, 6539, 6544, 6545, 6559, 6567, 6569, 6574, 6598 yes/16 Ref. Journal
GRB 960720 17h29m36s.0, +49o02'.2 6467, 6480, 6487, 6569, 6570 yes / 1038 Ref. Journal

* The GRB coordinates listed are taken from the first IAU or GCN circular
** The time elapsed, between the GRB detection and the start of the observations with the Narrow Field Instruments, is given in hours


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This file was last modified on Thursday, 14-Oct-2021 12:45:25 EDT