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GRB 260707A

GCN Circular 45108

Subject
Fermi GBM trigger 805087514/260707142 (GRB 260707A) is not a GRB
Date
2026-07-07T19:31:42Z (2 days ago)
From
Suman Bala at USRA <sumanbala2210@gmail.com>
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S. Bala (USRA) reports report on behalf of the Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor Team:

"The Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (GBM) trigger 805087514/260707142  at 03:25:09.33 UT on 07 July 2026, tentatively classified as a GRB, is in fact  not due to a GRB. This trigger is likely due to Terrestrial Gamma-ray Flash (TGF)."

GCN Circular 45096

Subject
GRB 260707A: Fermi GBM Final Real-time Localization
Date
2026-07-07T03:36:24Z (3 days ago)
From
Fermi GBM Team at MSFC/Fermi-GBM <do_not_reply@GIOC.nsstc.nasa.gov>
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The Fermi GBM team reports the detection of a likely SHORT GRB

At 03:25:09 UT on 7 Jul 2026, the Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (GBM) triggered and located GRB 260707A (trigger 805087514.330134 / 260707142).

The on-ground calculated location, using the Fermi GBM trigger data, is RA = 283.4, Dec = -54.7 (J2000 degrees, equivalent to J2000 18h 53m, -54d 42'), with a statistical uncertainty of 13.3 degrees.

The angle from the Fermi LAT boresight is 165.0 degrees.

The skymap can be found here:
https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/FTP/fermi/data/gbm/triggers/2026/bn260707142/quicklook/glg_skymap_all_bn260707142.png

The HEALPix FITS file, including the estimated localization systematic, can be found here:
https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/FTP/fermi/data/gbm/triggers/2026/bn260707142/quicklook/glg_healpix_all_bn260707142.fit

The GBM light curve can be found here:
https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/FTP/fermi/data/gbm/triggers/2026/bn260707142/quicklook/glg_lc_medres34_bn260707142.gif


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