TITLE:   GCN CIRCULAR
NUMBER:  717
SUBJECT: BeppoSAX ALERT: GRB000620
DATE:    00/06/20 10:18:14 GMT
FROM:    Luigi Piro at IAS/CNR Frascati  <piro@ias.rm.cnr.it>

BeppoSAX: GRB000620

On June 20, 5:33:38 U.T. a GRB (GRB000620) has been detected simultaneosly
by the GRBM and WFC aboard BeppoSAX.

Preliminary  coordinates from WFC are:

R.A.(2000)= 113.872
DEC(2000)= +69.199

The error radius at this stage of analysis is 5'.




Luigi Piro
BeppoSAX Mission Scientist