TITLE: GCN CIRCULAR NUMBER: 42703 SUBJECT: GRB 251116C: SVOM detection of a burst DATE: 25/11/16 16:22:19 GMT FROM: SVOM_group M. Pillas (IAP), M.G. Bernardini (INAF-OAB, LUPM), M. Brunet (IRAP), A. Saccardi (CEA/Irfu), report on behalf of the SVOM mission team: At 2025-11-16T15:57:41 UTC (T0), SVOM/ECLAIRs triggered and located the gamma-ray burst GRB 251116C (SVOM burst-id sb25111605). The following trigger information was received on the ground with low latency by the SVOM VHF Alert Network. The burst was detected both by the Count-Rate Trigger (CRT) and the Image Trigger (IMT), which produced a sequence of 3 alerts. IMT provided the alert with the best signal-to-noise-ratio in the image (SNR) of 12.47 in the [5-20] keV energy band over a time window of 40.96 seconds starting at 2025-11-16T15:57:36. The localization of the best alert is R.A., Dec. 335.3182, -10.4239 degrees: R.A. (J2000) = 22h21m16.37s Dec. (J2000) = -10d25m26.01s with a 90% confidence level (C.L.) radius of 6.49 arcmin (including systematic error of 2 arcmin added in quadrature). SVOM slewed to the 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. 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 Marion Pillas: marion.pillas@iap.fr. Please contact the BA by email if you require additional information.