TITLE:   GCN CIRCULAR
NUMBER:  952
SUBJECT: BeppoSAX ALERT: GRB010220
DATE:    01/02/21 04:16:00 GMT
FROM:    Luigi Piro at IAS/CNR Frascati  <piro@ias.rm.cnr.it>

On Feb. 20, 22:51:07 U.T. a  GRB (GRB010220) has been
detected simultaneously by the GRBM and WFC2 aboard BeppoSAX.

Preliminary  coordinates from WFC are:

R.A.(2000)= 39.4
DEC.(2000)= 61.708

The error radius at this stage of analysis is 6'.

We are planning a BeppoSAX-NFI observation.


L. Piro
BeppoSAX Mission Scientist