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GCN Circular 28998

Subject
GRB 201208A: Fermi GBM Final Real-time Localization
Date
2020-12-08T06:13:46Z (4 years ago)
From
Fermi GBM Team at MSFC/Fermi-GBM <do_not_reply@GIOC.nsstc.nasa.gov>
The Fermi GBM team reports the detection of a likely LONG GRB

At 06:03:23 UT on 8 Dec 2020, the Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (GBM) triggered and located GRB 201208A (trigger 629100208.248204 / 201208252).

The on-ground calculated location, using the Fermi GBM trigger data, is RA = 156.7, Dec = -29.3 (J2000 degrees, equivalent to J2000 10h 26m, -29d 18'), with a statistical uncertainty of 1.9 degrees.

The angle from the Fermi LAT boresight is 11.0 degrees.

The skymap can be found here:
https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/FTP/fermi/data/gbm/triggers/2020/bn201208252/quicklook/glg_skymap_all_bn201208252.png

The HEALPix FITS file, including the estimated localization systematic, can be found here:
https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/FTP/fermi/data/gbm/triggers/2020/bn201208252/quicklook/glg_healpix_all_bn201208252.fit

The GBM light curve can be found here:
https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/FTP/fermi/data/gbm/triggers/2020/bn201208252/quicklook/glg_lc_medres34_bn201208252.gif
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