TITLE: GCN GRB OBSERVATION REPORT NUMBER: 4286 SUBJECT: GRB 051117B,optical observation DATE: 05/11/17 18:46:58 GMT FROM: Eri Sonoda at U of Miyazaki/Japan E.Sonoda,S.Maeno,M.Yamauchi (University of Miyazaki) "We have observed the field covering the error circle of GRB 051117B(GCN4281;Swift-BAT Trigger time is 13:22:54 UT) with the unfiltered CCD camera on the 30-cm telescope at University of Miyazaki. The observation was started 14:03:16 on Nov.17. After co-adding a set of 7 images (14:03:16 - 14:10:31 UT) of 30 sec exposures, we have compared with the USNO A2.0 catalog. Preliminary analysis shows there is no new source brighter than 17.6 mag. in the XRT error region is reported by A.Beardmore et al.(GCN4282)."