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GCN Circular 33142

Subject
Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor trigger 694302022/230101903 is not a GRB
Date
2023-01-03T16:05:42Z (2 years ago)
From
Joshua Wood at MSFC/Fermi-GBM <joshua.r.wood@nasa.gov>
J. Wood (NASA/MSFC) and C. Fletcher (USRA) report on behalf of
the Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor Team:

"The Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (GBM) trigger 694302022/230101903 at 21:40:17 UT
on 01 January 2023, tentatively classified as a GRB, is in fact not due
to a GRB. This trigger is likely due to local particles."
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