TITLE: GCN GRB OBSERVATION REPORT NUMBER: 959 SUBJECT: ALERT: GRB010222: the brightest GRB observed by BeppoSAX DATE: 01/02/22 10:36:47 GMT FROM: Luigi Piro at IAS/CNR Frascati On Feb. 22, 07:23:30 U.T. a very bright GRB, possibly the brightest ever observed by BeppoSAX has been detected simultaneously by the GRBM and WFC1 aboard BeppoSAX. Preliminary coordinates from WFC are: R.A.(2000)= 223.069 DEC.(2000)= 43.035 The error radius at this stage of analysis is 5'. We are planning a BeppoSAX-NFI observation. Luigi Piro BeppoSAX Mission Scientist [GCN OPS NOTE (22feb01): There was a typo in the date_name for this burst in the Subject-line in the original distribution. This Circular is really about GRB 010222, not 020223.]