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GCN Circular 19549

Subject
Fermi GBM Trigger 160622573 is not a GRB
Date
2016-06-22T20:45:19Z (8 years ago)
From
Peter Jenke at MSFC <peter.a.jenke@nasa.gov>
P. Jenke (UAH) and K. Toelge (MPE) 
reports on behalf of the Fermi GBM Team: 

 "The Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (GBM) trigger 488295927/160622573 
at 13:45:23.82 UT on 22 June 2016, tentatively classified as a GRB, is in
 fact not due to a GRB. This trigger is due to a SGR. Further triggers from 
this source are possible and we will not issue a circular for individual triggers 
during this outburst from the source, even those that are misclassified as GRBs."
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