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GCN Circular 34198

Subject
GRB 230709C: Fermi GBM Final Localization
Date
2023-07-10T20:07:49Z (10 months ago)
From
Peter Veres at University of Alabama in Huntsville <veresp@gmail.com>

The Fermi GBM team reports the detection of a likely SHORT GRB

"At 17:38:26.82 UT on 09 July 2023, the Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (GBM)
triggered and located GRB 230709C (trigger 710617111/230709735), which 
initially was classified as a non-GRB trigger by the flight software.

The on-ground calculated location, using the Fermi GBM trigger data,
is RA = 267.56, Dec = -70.47 (J2000 degrees, equivalent to J2000 17h 50m, -70d 28'),
with a statistical uncertainty of 1.44 degrees.

The angle from the Fermi LAT boresight is 131 degrees.

The skymap can be found here:
https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/FTP/fermi/data/gbm/triggers/2023/bn230709735/quicklook/glg_skymap_all_bn230709735.png

The HEALPix FITS file, including the estimated localization systematic, can be found here:
https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/FTP/fermi/data/gbm/triggers/2023/bn230709735/quicklook/glg_healpix_all_bn230709735.fit

The GBM light curve can be found here:
https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/FTP/fermi/data/gbm/triggers/2023/bn230709735/quicklook/glg_lc_medres34_bn230709735.gif"
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