TITLE: GCN GRB OBSERVATION REPORT NUMBER: 2574 SUBJECT: GRB 040422,optical observation DATE: 04/04/22 17:37:06 GMT FROM: Eri Sonoda at U of Miyazaki/Japan S.Maeno, E.Sonoda, M.Yamauchi (University of Miyazaki) "We have observed the field covering the error box of GRB 040422 (INTEGRAL trigger 1758; trigger time 07:45:27 UT) with the unfiltered CCD camera on the 30-cm telescope at University of Miyazaki.The observation was started 14:06:55 UT on Apl.22. Observed field of view is 43 arcmin centerd on R.A=18,41,38 Dec=+02,04,20d. After co-adding a set of 2 images of 30 sec exposures , we have compared with the USNO A2.0 catalog . Preliminary analysis shows there is no new source brighter than 16.94 mag. in the GRB error box reported by INTEGRAL. "