GCN Circular 46130
Subject
GRB 261102A: Fermi GBM Detection
Event
Date
2026-11-02T18:29:00Z (14 hours ago)
From
Rushikesh Sonawane at IISER TVM <rushikesh23@iisertvm.ac.in>
Via
Web form
R. Sonawane (IISER, TVM), and R. Hamburg (USRA) report on behalf of
the Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor Team:
"At 06:09:19.31 UT on 02 November 2026, the Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (GBM)
triggered and located GRB 261102A (trigger 815292564/261102256).
The on-ground calculated location, using the Fermi GBM trigger data,
is RA = 102.1, Dec = 53.5 (J2000 degrees, equivalent to
J2000 6h 48m, +53d 30'), with a statistical uncertainty of 8.3 degrees.
(radius, 1-sigma containment, statistical only; there is additionally a
systematic error which we have characterized as a mixture of two Gaussians,
one with a radius of 1.8 degrees (52% contribution) and one with a radius
of 4.1 degrees (47% contribution) [A. Goldstein et al. 2020, ApJ, 895, 1]).
The angle from the Fermi LAT boresight is 27 degrees.
The GBM light curve consists of a single emission episode with a duration (T90)
of about 0.7 s (50-300 keV). The time-averaged spectrum from T0-0.33 to T0+0.77
s is best fit by a power law function with an exponential high-energy cutoff.
The power law index is -0.37 +/- 0.04 and the cutoff energy, parameterized as
Epeak, is 620 +/- 50 keV.
The event fluence (10-1000 keV) in this time interval is (5.1 +/- 0.6)E-07
erg/cm^2. The 64-ms peak photon flux measured starting from T0-0.06 s in the
10-1000 keV band is 8 +/- 1 ph/s/cm^2.
The spectral analysis results presented above are preliminary; final results
will be published in the GBM GRB Catalog:
https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/W3Browse/fermi/fermigbrst.html
For Fermi GBM data and info, please visit the official Fermi GBM Support Page:
https://fermi.gsfc.nasa.gov/ssc/data/access/gbm/"