GCN Circular 41322

L. P. Xin(NAOC), Z.M. Wang(BNU), W.J. Xie(NAOC), H. Goto(Kanazawa univ.) report on behalf of the SVOM mission team:

At 2025-08-12T02:46:03 UTC (T0), SVOM/ECLAIRs triggered and located the gamma-ray burst GRB 250812A (SVOM burst-id sb25081201).

The following trigger information was received on the ground with low latency by the SVOM VHF Alert Network.

The burst was only detected by the Image Trigger (IMT), which produced a sequence of 2 alerts. IMT provided the alert with the best signal-to-noise-ratio in the image (SNR) of 7.38 in the [8-120] keV energy band over a time window of 40.96 seconds starting at 2025-08-12T02:45:22.

The localization of the best alert is R.A., Dec. 32.6058, -43.0702 degrees:
R.A. (J2000) = 2h10m25.40s
Dec. (J2000) = -43d04m12.86s
with a 90% confidence level (C.L.) radius of 10.62 arcmin (including systematic error of 2 arcmin added in quadrature).

Due to the detection significance being below the slew threshold, no immediate slew was performed on this burst. No X-ray observation could be performed by SVOM/MXT for the time being. No optical observation could be performed by SVOM/VT for the time being.

Follow-ups with MXT and VT would be scheduled.

The Space-based multi-band astronomical Variable Objects Monitor (SVOM) is a China-France joint mission led by the Chinese National Space Administration (CNSA), French Space Agency (CNES), and the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), which is dedicated to observing gamma-ray bursts and other transient phenomena in the energetic universe. SVOM/ECLAIRs was developed jointly by CNES, CEA-IRFU, CNRS-IRAP, CNRS-APC. SVOM/GRM was developed by the Institute of High Energy Physics (IHEP) of CAS. SVOM/MXT was developed jointly by CNES, CEA-IRFU, CNRS-IJCLab, University of Leicester, MPE.

The Burst Advocate (BA) on shift for this alert is xlp AT nao.cas.cn.
Please contact the BA by email if you require additional information.