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GCN Circular 33857

Subject
Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor trigger 706536788/230523509 is not a GRB
Date
2023-05-23T12:47:13Z (16 days ago)
From
Andreas von Kienlin at MPE <azk@mpe.mpg.de>
A. von Kienlin (MPE) reports on behalf of the Fermi GBM Team: "The Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (GBM) trigger 706536788/230523509 at 12:13:03 UT on 23 May 2023, tentatively classified as GRB, is in fact not due to a GRB. This trigger is due to a Solar Flare."
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