Ofek, EranCenko, Stephen BGal-Yam, AvishayFox, Derek BNakar, EhudRau, ArneFrail, Dale AKulkarni, Shrinivas RPrice, Paul AntonySoderberg, A MPeterson, BruceBerger, EdoSharon, KShemmer, OhadPenprase, B EChevalier, Roger ABrown, P. J.Burrows, D NGehrels, NHarrison, F AHolland, Stephen TMangano, VMcCarthy, P JMoon, D-SNousek, J APersson, S EPiran, TSari, R2015-12-070004-637Xhttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/21286On 2006 May 5, a 4 s duration, low-energy, ∼10 49 erg, gamma-ray burst (GRB) was observed, spatially associated with a z =0.0894 galaxy. Here we report the discovery of the GRB optical afterglow and observations of its environment using Gemini South, thKeywords: Gamma rays: burstsGRB 060505: A Possible Short-Duration Gamma-Ray Burst in a Star-forming Region at a Redshift of 0.09200710.1086/5180822015-12-07