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GCN Circular 45397

Subject
SVOM trigger sb26081806 is not a GRB
Date
2026-08-18T17:10:59Z (5 days ago)
From
Diego Gotz at CEA <diego.gotz@cea.fr>
Via
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B. Cordier, D. Götz (CEA Saclay) report on behalf of the SVOM mission team:
At 2026-08-18T14:46:57 SVOM issued an alert with burst-id: sb26081806.

This event is not a GRB but most likely an outburst from V* V934 Her.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.

The Burst Advocate (BA) on shift for this alert is Bertrand Cordier: bcordier@cea.fr.
Please contact the BA by email if you require additional information.


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