TITLE: GCN CIRCULAR NUMBER: 9207 SUBJECT: GRB090423, RIMOTS optical upper limits DATE: 09/04/23 14:00:54 GMT FROM: Kenta Kono at Miyazaki U K.Kono, K.Noda, E.Sonoda, N.Ohmori, H.hayasi, A.Daikyuji, Y.Nisioka, M.Yamauchi (University of Miyazaki) We have observed the field covering the error circle of GRB090423 (Swift trigger 350184, GCN 9198, H. A. Krimm et al.) with the unfiltered CCD camera on the 30-cm telescope at University of Miyazaki. The observation was started 10:49:54 UT, about 3.0 hr after the Swift trigger time. We have compared our data of 30 sec exposures with the USNO-A2.0 catalog, There is no new source at the reported position. (GCN 9198, H. A. Krimm et al. GCN 9202, N. Tanvir et al. GCN 9204, D. M. Palmer et al. GCN 9205, P. A. Evans et al. ) the upper limits are as follows: -------------------------------------------------------------- Start(UT) End(UT) Num. of frames Limit (mag.) -------------------------------------------------------------- 10:49:54 10:50:24 1 16.5 10:49:54 11:45:01 45 19.4 ---------------------------------------------------------------