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GCN Circular 35964

Subject
Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor trigger 732299243/240316686 is not a GRB
Date
2024-03-19T14:58:43Z (2 years ago)
From
Peter Veres at University of Alabama in Huntsville <veresp@gmail.com>
Via
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P. Veres (UAH) reports on behalf of the Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor Team:

"The Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (GBM) trigger 732299243/240316686 at 16:27:18.18 UT on 16 March 2024, tentatively classified as a GRB, is in fact not due to a GRB. This trigger is due to a solar flare."
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