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GCN Circular 28141

Subject
Fermi GBM trigger 616776657/200718619 is not a GRB
Date
2020-07-18T17:39:12Z (4 years ago)
From
Suraj Poolakkil at UAH <sp0076@uah.edu>
S. Poolakkil (UAH) reports on behalf of the Fermi GBM Team:

"The Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (GBM) trigger 616776657/200718619
at 14:50:52.41 UT on 18 July 2020, tentatively classified as a GRB,
is in fact not due to a GRB. This trigger is likely due to SGR 1806-20."
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