TITLE: GCN CIRCULAR NUMBER: 14207 SUBJECT: GRB 130215A: Redshift estimate DATE: 13/02/15 02:57:36 GMT FROM: Antonino Cucchiara at UCSC/UCO Lick A. Cucchiara (UCSC/UCO Lick), M. Fumagalli (Carnegie Observatory/ Princeton University), report on behalf of a larger collaboration reports: On February 15.1 UT (~50 minutes after the BAT trigger) we observed the field of GRB 130215A (D'Elia et al., GCN 14204, Zheng et al GCN 14205) using the KAST Spectrograph on the Lick Shane 3-m telescope. The optical candidate is clearly detected. We obtained a 2x600s spectrum, covering the wavelength range 3500-8000A The spectrum reveals strong absorption lines of MgII2796, MgII2803, MgI2853, FeII2586, FeII2600, and Ca H&K. A provisional reduction gives a redshift of z=0.597, which we believe is most likely the redshift of this burst. We thank the Lick Observatory staff for their prompt support.