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GCN Circular 43988

Subject
Swift BAT trigger 1500295: A solar flare
Date
2026-03-13T12:49:55Z (3 days ago)
From
Amy <yarleen@gmail.com>
Via
email
C. Gronwall (PSU), R. Gupta (NASA GSFC) and A. Y. Lien (U Tampa)
report on behalf of the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory Team:

BAT trigger 1500295 is not a GRB, but was caused by a solar flare.

Swift's automatic slews are currently disabled, so there will be no XRT or UVOT data for this trigger.


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