The optical/IR counterpart of the 3 July 1998 gamma-ray burst and its evolution

A. J. Castro-Tirado, M. R. Zapatero-Osorio, J. Gorosabel +21

We imaged the X-ray error box of GRB 980703, beginning 22.5 hours after the gamma--ray event, in both the optical R and near-infrared H bands. A fading optical/IR object was detect…