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GCN Circular 19965

Subject
Fermi GBM trigger 496791348/160928900 is not a GRB
Date
2016-09-28T22:22:51Z (8 years ago)
From
C. Michelle Hui at MSFC/Fermi-GBM <c.m.hui@nasa.gov>
C. M. Hui (MSFC) report on behalf of the Fermi GBM Team:

The Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (GBM) trigger 496791348/160928900
at 21:35:44 UT on 28 Sep 2016, tentatively classified as a GRB,
is in fact not due to a GRB. This trigger is due to local particles.
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