TITLE: GCN CIRCULAR NUMBER: 11544 SUBJECT: GRB 101213A: Gemini-N galaxy redshift DATE: 11/01/07 23:49:00 GMT FROM: Ryan Chornock at Harvard R. Chornock and E. Berger (Harvard) report: We obtained a 1200s spectrum of the SDSS galaxy within the XRT error circle (Malesani & de Ugarte Postigo, GCN 11449) of GRB 101213A (Sakamoto et al., GCN 11448; Gruber et al., GCN 11454; Golenetskii et al., GCN 11456; Hanabata et al., GCN 11458) using GMOS on Gemini-North on Jan. 7.65 UT to cover the spectral range 3900-8100 Angstroms. The galaxy has a blue continuum and exhibits emission lines of H-beta and [O III] at a redshift of z=0.414.