A follow-up observation with the BeppoSAX NFI instruments has been performed 14 hrs. Further observations are in progress.
Further analysis is in progress.
Both object appear in the Digital Sky Survey with a relative magnitude difference comparable to this value. In the Apache Point image the source appears to be slightly extended, which indicates it may be a galaxy. Object 2 is faintly visible, in accordance with the above. This observation would appear to strengthen the reported variability of Object 1 and its identification with the GRB afterglow. Deeper images should urgently be obtained and monitoring should continue.