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GCN Circular 37148

Subject
Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor trigger 745135620/240812255 is not a GRB
Date
2024-08-12T08:32:07Z (a year ago)
From
rachel.hamburg@ijclab.in2p3.fr
Via
Web form
R. Hamburg (CNRS/IN2P3/IJCLab) reports on behalf of the Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor Team:

"The Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (GBM) trigger 745135620/240812255 at 06:06:55.97 UT 
on 12 August 2024, tentatively classified as a GRB, is in fact not due
to a GRB. This trigger is due to particle activity."

For Fermi GBM data and info, please visit the official Fermi GBM Support Page:
https://fermi.gsfc.nasa.gov/ssc/data/access/gbm/
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