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GCN Circular 37163

Subject
Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor trigger 240812917/745192855 is not a GRB
Date
2024-08-13T00:03:00Z (a month ago)
From
Peter Veres at University of Alabama in Huntsville <veresp@gmail.com>
Via
Web form

P. Veres (UAH) reports on behalf of the Fermi-GBM Team:

The Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (GBM) trigger 240812917/745192855 at
22:00:50.28 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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