[vsnet-grb-info 19714] Fermi GBM trigger 524493492/170815526 is not a GRB

GCN Circulars gcncirc at capella2.gsfc.nasa.gov
Wed Aug 16 03:54:35 JST 2017


TITLE:   GCN CIRCULAR
NUMBER:  21490
SUBJECT: Fermi GBM trigger 524493492/170815526 is not a GRB
DATE:    17/08/15 18:54:00 GMT
FROM:    Oliver J Roberts at USRA/NASA  <oliver.roberts at nasa.gov>

O.J. Roberts (USRA) and A. von Kienlin (MPE) report on behalf of the
Fermi GBM Team:

"The Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (GBM) trigger 524493492/170815526
at 12:38:07.06 UT on 15 August 2017, tentatively classified as a GRB, is in fact 
not due to a GRB. This trigger is likely due to a flaring source within the 
galactic plane."




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